2021 AMC 12B Fall Problem 13

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Concepts:trigonometric identitysymmetry

Difficulty rating: 1900

13.

Let c=2π11.c = \dfrac{2\pi}{11}. What is the value of sin3csin6csin9csin12csin15csincsin2csin3csin4csin5c?\dfrac{\sin 3c \cdot \sin 6c \cdot \sin 9c \cdot \sin 12c \cdot \sin 15c}{\sin c \cdot \sin 2c \cdot \sin 3c \cdot \sin 4c \cdot \sin 5c}?

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115-\dfrac{\sqrt{11}}{5}

115\dfrac{\sqrt{11}}{5}

1011\dfrac{10}{11}

11

Solution:

Write each angle as kc=2πk11.kc = \dfrac{2\pi k}{11}. Reducing modulo 2π,2\pi, sin12c=sinc\sin 12c = \sin c and sin15c=sin4c.\sin 15c = \sin 4c.

So the numerator is sin3csin6csin9csincsin4c.\sin 3c \cdot \sin 6c \cdot \sin 9c \cdot \sin c \cdot \sin 4c. Cancelling the common factors sinc,\sin c, sin3c,\sin 3c, sin4c\sin 4c leaves sin6csin9csin2csin5c.\dfrac{\sin 6c \cdot \sin 9c}{\sin 2c \cdot \sin 5c}.

Now sin9c=sin(2π2c)=sin2c\sin 9c = \sin\left(2\pi - 2c\right) = -\sin 2c and sin6c=sin(2π5c)=sin5c,\sin 6c = \sin\left(2\pi - 5c\right) = -\sin 5c, so the ratio equals (sin5c)(sin2c)sin2csin5c=1.\dfrac{(-\sin 5c)(-\sin 2c)}{\sin 2c \cdot \sin 5c} = 1.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

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