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Sums and products of cosines of pi/8, 3pi/8, 5pi/8, 7pi/8

This type of question, asked 2 times: 10 May 2023 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S2. All 2 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    10 May 2023 S1

    126
    The value of (1+cos⁡π8) ⁣(1+cos⁡3π8) ⁣(1+cos⁡5π8) ⁣(1+cos⁡7π8)\left(1+\cos\frac{\pi}{8}\right)\!\left(1+\cos\frac{3\pi}{8}\right)\!\left(1+\cos\frac{5\pi}{8}\right)\!\left(1+\cos\frac{7\pi}{8}\right) is

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  2. Question 2

    25 Apr 2025 S2

    148
    cos⁡4π8+cos⁡43π8+cos⁡45π8+cos⁡47π8=\cos^{4}\frac{\pi}{8}+\cos^{4}\frac{3\pi}{8}+\cos^{4}\frac{5\pi}{8}+\cos^{4}\frac{7\pi}{8}=

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