TRIGONOMETRY
WORKSHEET - 2
Topic: Telescopic Method
SUBJECTIVE TYPE:
x
1. Prove that cosecx + cosec2x + cosec4x + …… + cosec2nx = cot cot(2n x)
2
2 cos 2n 1
2. Prove that (2cosθ – 1)(2cos2θ – 1)(2cos22θ – 1)…….. (2cos2n-1θ – 1) =
2 cos 1
6
(m 1) m
3. Solve equation: cos ec
m 1 4
cos ec
4 2 where 0 < θ < π/2.
4
4. If a1, a2, ……, an are in A.P. with common difference d 0 then find the sum of the series
sin d [coseca1 coseca2 + coseca2 coseca3 + ……… + cosecan–1 cosecan]
ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE:
sin sin 3 sin 9 sin 27
5. =
cos 3 cos 9 cos 27 cos81
sin(81) sin(80) sin(81) sin(80)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 cos(80) cos 2cos(81) cos cos(80) cos cos(81) cos
ANSWER KEY
3. π/12, 5π/12 4. cota1–cotan 5. B