Engineering
Mathematics
compound angle Formulae
Question

The positive integer value of   n > 3 satisfying the equation  1sinπn  =  1sin2πn  +  1sin3πn, is

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Solution

 Let   πn=θ

 1sinθ=1sin2θ+1sin3θ

 1sinθ1sin3θ=1sin2θ

[sin 3θ – sin θ] sin 2θ = sin θ sin 3θ

2 sin θ cos 2θ sin 2θ = sin θ sin 3θ

 sin θ 0

2 cos 2θ sin 2θ = sin 3θ

sin 4θ = sin 3θ

so either 4θ = 3θ or 4θ = π – 3θ

so θ = 0 or θ = π/7 so n = 7