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Cos2 5° + cos2 10° + cos2 15° + .... + cos2 85° + cos2 90° is equal to ______. -

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cos2 5° + cos2 10° + cos2 15° + .... + cos2 85° + cos2 90° is equal to ______.

Options

  • 10

  • `19/2`

  • `9/2`

  • `17/2`

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Solution

cos2 5° + cos2 10° + cos2 15° + .... + cos2 85° + cos2 90° is equal to `underlinebb(17/2)`.

Explanation:

We have, cos2 5° + cos2 10° + ... + cos2 85° + cos2 90° 

= (cos2 5° + cos2 85°) + (cos2 10° + cos2 80°) + .... + cos2 45° + cos2 90°   ...[∵ cos(90° – θ) = sin θ]

= `(cos^2 5^circ + sin^2 5^circ) + (cos^2 10^circ + sin^2 10^circ) + .... + (1/sqrt(2))^2 + 0` 

= `(1 + 1 + ... + 8  "times") + 1/2`  

= `8 + 1/2`

= `17/2`

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