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13. Let xyzπ12,x+y+z=π2x \geqslant y \geqslant z \geqslant \frac{\pi}{12}, x+y+z=\frac{\pi}{2}, find the maximum and minimum values of the product cosxsinycosz\cos x \sin y \cos z.

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13. From the conditions, we know that x=π2(y+z)π2(π12+π12)=π3,sin(xy)0,sin(yx=\frac{\pi}{2}-(y+z) \leqslant \frac{\pi}{2}-\left(\frac{\pi}{12}+\frac{\pi}{12}\right)=\frac{\pi}{3}, \sin (x-y) \geqslant 0, \sin (y- z)0z) \geqslant 0, thus cosxsinycosz=12cosx[sin(y+z)+sin(yz)]12cosxsin(y+z)=\cos x \sin y \cos z=\frac{1}{2} \cos x[\sin (y+z)+\sin (y-z)] \geqslant \frac{1}{2} \cos x \sin (y+z)= 12cos2x18\frac{1}{2} \cos ^{2} x \geqslant \frac{1}{8}. When x=113,y=z=1112x=\frac{11}{3}, y=z=\frac{11}{12}, the equality holds, and the minimum value of cosxsinycosz\cos x \sin y \cos z is 18\frac{1}{8}. Also, cosxsinycosz=12cosz[sin(x+y)sin(xy)]12coszsin(x+y)12cos2z\cos x \sin y \cos z=\frac{1}{2} \cos z[\sin (x+y)-\sin (x-y)] \leqslant \frac{1}{2} \cos z \sin (x+y) \leqslant \frac{1}{2} \cos ^{2} z \leq 12cos2π12=14+38\frac{1}{2} \cos ^{2} \frac{\pi}{12}=\frac{1}{4}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{8}, when x=y=524π,z=π12x=y=\frac{5}{24} \pi, z=\frac{\pi}{12}, the equality holds, and the maximum value of cosxsinycosz\cos x \sin y \cos z is 14+\frac{1}{4}+ 38\frac{\sqrt{3}}{8}.

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