Efficiently Solve a Complex Secant Problem | Homework Help

[ritwik06]

Homework Statement

Reduce to a single term:
I really have been spending a wretched time to solve that
tan (x/2)*(1+sec x)(1+sec 2x)(1+sec 4x).......(1+sec (2^n)x)

Homework Equations

tan (x/2)=2 tan (x/4) / 1- tan^2 (x/4)

can this ever help 1+tan^2=sec^2

The Attempt at a Solution

Please help! me to get started

 

[xphloem]

Homework Statement

Reduce to a single term:
I really have been spending a wretched time to solve that
tan (x/2)*(1+sec x)(1+sec 2x)(1+sec 4x).......(1+sec (2^n)x)

Homework Equations

tan (x/2)=2 tan (x/4) / 1- tan^2 (x/4)

can this ever help 1+tan^2=sec^2

The Attempt at a Solution

Please help! me to get started

I have got my answer. Moderators delete this thread!

 

[BrendanH]

How did you do it?

 

[Dick]

I have got my answer. Moderators delete this thread!

Why did ritwik06 post the question and xphloem ask for it to be deleted?