Prove: Product of Sin Values = $\frac{\sqrt{n}}{2^{n-1}}$

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Homework Statement


Show that [tex]\prod_{k=1}^{n-1}\sin\frac{k\pi}{2n}=\frac{\sqrt{n}}{2^{n-1}}[/tex]

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I have no idea where to start.
 
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Let [itex]\zeta[/itex] be the primitive (2n)th root of unity, i.e. [itex]\zeta = \exp(\pi i / n)[/itex]. Try to simplify [itex]|1 - \zeta^k|[/itex] (where k is some positive integer). Then try playing around with x^(2n) - 1.