How do you express cos( (5 pi)/6 ) * cos (( 11 pi) /6 ) cos(5π6)cos(11π6) without using products of trigonometric functions?

1 Answer

-3/434

Explanation:

Trig table --> cos ((5pi)/6) =cos(pi-pi/6)=-cospi/6=-sqrt3/2cos(5π6)=cos(ππ6)=cosπ6=32
cos ((11pi)/6) = cos (-pi/6 + (12pi)/6) = cos (-pi/6 + 2pi) = cos(11π6)=cos(π6+12π6)=cos(π6+2π)=
cos (-pi/6) = cos (pi/6) = sqrt3/2cos(π6)=cos(π6)=32
The product can be expressed as:
P = (-sqrt3/2)(sqrt3/2) = - 3/4P=(32)(32)=34