13. Let x⩾y⩾z⩾12π,x+y+z=2π, find the maximum and minimum values of the product cosxsinycosz.
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Solution
13. From the conditions, we know that x=2π−(y+z)⩽2π−(12π+12π)=3π,sin(x−y)⩾0,sin(y−z)⩾0, thus cosxsinycosz=21cosx[sin(y+z)+sin(y−z)]⩾21cosxsin(y+z)=21cos2x⩾81. When x=311,y=z=1211, the equality holds, and the minimum value of cosxsinycosz is 81. Also, cosxsinycosz=21cosz[sin(x+y)−sin(x−y)]⩽21coszsin(x+y)⩽21cos2z≤21cos212π=41+83, when x=y=245π,z=12π, the equality holds, and the maximum value of cosxsinycosz is 41+83.
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