What is the term $prod_{x=1}^{19}{cot(frac{xpi}{40})}$? [closed]












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  • Yes, but what is the problem?
    – Jon
    Nov 28 at 12:25










  • Possible duplicate of Product of cotangents of angles in arithmetic progression
    – Arnaud D.
    Nov 28 at 12:37










  • Start by showing that $cot left(frac{pi(20-n)}{40}right) cot left(frac{pi n}{40}right) = 1$.
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    Nov 28 at 12:40
















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  • Yes, but what is the problem?
    – Jon
    Nov 28 at 12:25










  • Possible duplicate of Product of cotangents of angles in arithmetic progression
    – Arnaud D.
    Nov 28 at 12:37










  • Start by showing that $cot left(frac{pi(20-n)}{40}right) cot left(frac{pi n}{40}right) = 1$.
    – Winther
    Nov 28 at 12:40














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closed as off-topic by Arnaud D., amWhy, Brahadeesh, José Carlos Santos, Shailesh Nov 28 at 12:55


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  • Yes, but what is the problem?
    – Jon
    Nov 28 at 12:25










  • Possible duplicate of Product of cotangents of angles in arithmetic progression
    – Arnaud D.
    Nov 28 at 12:37










  • Start by showing that $cot left(frac{pi(20-n)}{40}right) cot left(frac{pi n}{40}right) = 1$.
    – Winther
    Nov 28 at 12:40


















  • Yes, but what is the problem?
    – Jon
    Nov 28 at 12:25










  • Possible duplicate of Product of cotangents of angles in arithmetic progression
    – Arnaud D.
    Nov 28 at 12:37










  • Start by showing that $cot left(frac{pi(20-n)}{40}right) cot left(frac{pi n}{40}right) = 1$.
    – Winther
    Nov 28 at 12:40
















Yes, but what is the problem?
– Jon
Nov 28 at 12:25




Yes, but what is the problem?
– Jon
Nov 28 at 12:25












Possible duplicate of Product of cotangents of angles in arithmetic progression
– Arnaud D.
Nov 28 at 12:37




Possible duplicate of Product of cotangents of angles in arithmetic progression
– Arnaud D.
Nov 28 at 12:37












Start by showing that $cot left(frac{pi(20-n)}{40}right) cot left(frac{pi n}{40}right) = 1$.
– Winther
Nov 28 at 12:40




Start by showing that $cot left(frac{pi(20-n)}{40}right) cot left(frac{pi n}{40}right) = 1$.
– Winther
Nov 28 at 12:40










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begin{align}
prod_{n=1}^{19}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)
&=cotleft(fracpi 4right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=11}^{19}cotleft(frac{npi}
{40}right)\
&=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{(20-n)pi}{40}right)\
&=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(fracpi 2-frac{npi}{40}right)\
&=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}tanleft(frac{npi}{40}right)\
&=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)tanleft(frac{npi}{40}right)\
&=1
end{align}






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    begin{align}
    prod_{n=1}^{19}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)
    &=cotleft(fracpi 4right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=11}^{19}cotleft(frac{npi}
    {40}right)\
    &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{(20-n)pi}{40}right)\
    &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(fracpi 2-frac{npi}{40}right)\
    &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}tanleft(frac{npi}{40}right)\
    &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)tanleft(frac{npi}{40}right)\
    &=1
    end{align}






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      begin{align}
      prod_{n=1}^{19}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)
      &=cotleft(fracpi 4right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=11}^{19}cotleft(frac{npi}
      {40}right)\
      &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{(20-n)pi}{40}right)\
      &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(fracpi 2-frac{npi}{40}right)\
      &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}tanleft(frac{npi}{40}right)\
      &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)tanleft(frac{npi}{40}right)\
      &=1
      end{align}






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        begin{align}
        prod_{n=1}^{19}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)
        &=cotleft(fracpi 4right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=11}^{19}cotleft(frac{npi}
        {40}right)\
        &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{(20-n)pi}{40}right)\
        &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(fracpi 2-frac{npi}{40}right)\
        &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}tanleft(frac{npi}{40}right)\
        &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)tanleft(frac{npi}{40}right)\
        &=1
        end{align}






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        begin{align}
        prod_{n=1}^{19}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)
        &=cotleft(fracpi 4right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=11}^{19}cotleft(frac{npi}
        {40}right)\
        &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{(20-n)pi}{40}right)\
        &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(fracpi 2-frac{npi}{40}right)\
        &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)prod_{n=1}^{9}tanleft(frac{npi}{40}right)\
        &=prod_{n=1}^{9}cotleft(frac{npi}{40}right)tanleft(frac{npi}{40}right)\
        &=1
        end{align}







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