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Question

If $sin\left( \frac{\pi}{18} \right)sin\left( \frac{5\pi}{18} \right)sin\left( \frac{7\pi}{18} \right) = K$, then the value of $sin\left( \frac{10\text{ }K\pi}{3} \right)$ is :

Options

A.$\frac{\sqrt{3} + 1}{2\sqrt{2}}$
B.$\frac{\sqrt{3} - 1}{\sqrt{2}}$
C.$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
D.$\frac{1}{2}$

Solution

Sol. [Key Concept: Use $sin\theta\ sin(60 - \theta)\ sin(60 + \theta) = \frac{14}{\sin}\ 3\theta$ to get $K = 1/8$, then evaluate.]

$$K = sin10^{\circ}sin50^{\circ}sin70^{\circ}$$

$$\begin{matrix} & \ = \frac{1}{4}sin30^{\circ} = \frac{1}{8} \\ & sin10K\frac{\pi}{3} = sin\left( 10 \times \frac{1}{8} \cdot \frac{\pi}{3} \right) = sin\frac{5\pi}{12} = \frac{\sqrt{3} + 1}{2\sqrt{2}} \end{matrix}$$

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