JEE Main202226 Jun 2022Evening ShiftMathematicsTrigonometric Ratios & IdentitiesActual
16 sin 20 ° sin 40 ° sin 80 ° is equal to
Options
- A3
- B2 3
- C3
- D4 3
Correct answer
B. 2 3
Step-by-step solution
We know that sin θ sin 60 - θ sin 60 + θ = 1 4 sin 3 θ Now given 16 sin 20 ° sin 40 ° sin 80 ° Comparing with above formula θ = 20 ° we get 16 sin 20 ° sin 40 ° sin 80 ° = 16 × 1 4 × sin 3 × 20 ° = 16 × 1 4 × sin 60 ° = 4 × 3 2 = 2 3