If cos x cos 2x cos 2²x … cos 2ⁿ⁻¹x = λ sin(2ⁿx)/sin x, Then Find λ

Question:

\[ \cos x \cos 2x \cos 2^2x \cdots \cos 2^{n-1}x = \lambda \frac{\sin(2^n x)}{\sin x} \]

Find the value of \(\lambda\).

Solution

Use the standard identity:

\[ \sin 2A = 2\sin A\cos A \]

Therefore,

\[ \sin 2x = 2\sin x\cos x \] \[ \sin 4x = 2\sin 2x\cos 2x = 2^2\sin x\cos x\cos 2x \] \[ \sin 8x = 2\sin 4x\cos 4x = 2^3\sin x\cos x\cos 2x\cos 4x \]

Continuing this process up to \(2^n x\), we obtain

\[ \sin(2^n x) = 2^n \sin x \cos x \cos 2x \cos 2^2x \cdots \cos 2^{n-1}x \]

Hence,

\[ \cos x \cos 2x \cos 2^2x \cdots \cos 2^{n-1}x = \frac{\sin(2^n x)}{2^n\sin x} \]

Comparing with

\[ \cos x \cos 2x \cos 2^2x \cdots \cos 2^{n-1}x = \lambda \frac{\sin(2^n x)}{\sin x} \]

we get

\[ \lambda=\frac{1}{2^n} \]

Answer

\[ \boxed{\lambda=\frac{1}{2^n}} \]

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