Proving each subsequent term equal to one another in an equation

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Q. The maximum value of $\cos x_1\cdot \cos x_2 \cdot \cos x_3...\cos x_n$ under restrictions $0\le x_1,x_2,x_3,...,x_n \le \frac{\pi}{2}$ and $\cot x_1 \cdot \cot x_2 \cdot \cot x_3...\cot x_n=1$.

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From question, we get $$\cos x_1 \cdot \cos x_2 \cdot \cos x_3...\cos x_n=\sin x_1 \cdot \sin x_2 \cdot \sin x_3...\sin x_n ...(1)$$ Using AM,GM inequality, we get: $$\frac{\cos x_1+\cos x_2+\cos x_3+...+\cos x_n}{n}=\sqrt[n]{\cos x_1\cdot \cos x_2 \cdot \cos x_3...\cos x_n}\,\,\,...(2)$$ $$\frac{\sin x_1 +\sin x_2+\sin x_3+...+\sin x_n}{n}=\sqrt[n]{\sin x_1 \cdot \sin x_2 \cdot \sin x_3...\sin x_n}\,\,\,...(3)$$

The RHS term in equations $(2)\,\,,(3)$ are equal by using equation $(1)$. So we get: $$\cos x_1+\cos x_2+\cos x_3+...+\cos x_n=\sin x_1 +\sin x_2+\sin x_3+...+\sin x_n$$ Now i notice that if i somehow prove that $\sin x_1=\cos x_1,\,\,\sin x_2=\cos x_2,...,\,\,\sin x_n=\cos x_n$, so i get every angle as '$\frac\pi 4$' $$\cos x_1 \cdot \cos x_2 \cdot \cos x_3...\cos x_n=\biggl(\frac{1}{\sqrt 2}\biggr)^n=\biggl(\frac{1}{ 2^\frac{n}{2}}\biggr)$$; Which is the answer. But i am unsure how to prove such thing or is it even possible with how much i have attempted. Also if possible, give any other solution to the question which is shorter/interesting.

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Using Arithmetic Geomeyric Inequality

$\displaystyle \sec^2(x_{i})=1+\tan^2(x_{i})\geq 2\tan(x_{i})$

$\displaystyle \prod^{n}_{i=1}\sec^2(x_{i})\geq \prod^{n}_{i=1}2\tan(x_{i})=2^{n}$

$\displaystyle \prod^{n}_{i=1}\cos(x_{i})\leq \frac{1}{2^{\frac{n}{2}}}$

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I have another solution to the question, if anyone is interested:

We know from question: $$\cos x_1 \cdot \cos x_2 \cdot \cos x_3...\cos x_n=\sin x_1 \cdot \sin x_2 \cdot \sin x_3...\sin x_n ...(1)$$ Let $$x=\cos x_1 \cdot \cos x_2 \cdot \cos x_3...\cos x_n$$ $$x^2=(\cos x_1 \cdot \cos x_2 \cdot \cos x_3...\cos x_n)^2$$ $$x^2=(\cos x_1 \cdot \cos x_2 \cdot \cos x_3...\cos x_n)(\cos x_1 \cdot \cos x_2 \cdot \cos x_3...\cos x_n)$$ $$x^2=(\cos x_1 \cdot \sin x_1 \cdot \cos x_2 \cdot\sin x_2\cdot \cos x_3 \cdot \sin x_3 ...\cos x_n \cdot \sin x_n)$$ $$x^2=\frac{1}{2^n}(\sin 2x_1 \cdot \sin 2x_2 ...\sin 2x_n)$$ Maximum value of $(\sin 2x_1 \cdot \sin 2x_2 ...\sin 2x_n)=1$ $$x=\biggl(\frac{1}{ 2^\frac{n}{2}}\biggr)$$