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As ( 1 − cos x ) ( 1 + cos x ) = sin 2 x = 2 1 − cos 2 x , 1 + cos x = 2 ( 1 − cos x ) 1 − cos 2 x if 1 − cos x = 0
Set x = θ , 2 θ , 4 θ one by one to find 1 − cos 8 θ = 1 − cos θ ⟹ cos 8 θ = cos θ ⟹ 8 θ = 3 6 0 ∘ n ± θ where n is any integer
Taking the '+' sign, 7 θ = 3 6 0 ∘ n ⟺ θ = 7 3 6 0 ∘ n
Now we need 0 < 7 3 6 0 ∘ n < 9 0 ⟺ 0 < n < 4 7 ⟹ n = 1 as n is an integer
Similarly deal with '-' sign to find 2 more solutions