$$\eqalign{
& {\sin ^2}{5^ \circ } + {\sin ^2}{6^ \circ } + \,.....\,{\sin ^2}{84^ \circ } + {\sin ^2}{85^ \circ } \cr
& {\text{Number of terms}} \cr
& = \frac{{85 - 5}}{1} + 1 \cr
& = 80 + 1 \cr
& = 81 \cr} $$
$$ = \left( {{{\sin }^2}{5^ \circ } + {{\sin }^2}{{85}^ \circ }} \right)\, + $$ $$\,\left( {{{\sin }^2}{6^ \circ } + {{\sin }^2}{{84}^ \circ }} \right)\, + $$ . . . . . upto 40 pairs $$ + $$ middle term
$$\eqalign{
& = {\text{40}} + {\sin ^2}{45^ \circ } \cr
& = 40 + \frac{1}{2} \cr
& = 40\frac{1}{2} \cr} $$
Alternate:
In case,
when series is in the form of sin
2θ or cos
2θ,
then sum of series will always be half of number of terms.
$$ = \frac{{81}}{2} = 40\frac{1}{2}$$