A common misconception of students is to claim that sin x ∘ + sin y ∘ = sin [ ( x + y ) ∘ ] , just because x + y = ( x + y ) . There are N ordered pairs of integers ( x , y ) , each of which are between 0 and 360 (inclusive), which satisfy the equation sin x ∘ + sin y ∘ = sin [ ( x + y ) ∘ ] .
What are the last three digits of N ?
Details and assumptions
Notice that the equations are given in degrees, not radians.
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Great job!
I was tempted to write a solution but then thought it would be time-consuming to write the caseworks so skipped. Now I can see how you reduced the length of your solution........... Clever enough
I don't get why sinx+siny=2sin((x+y)/2)cos((x-y)/2).
What does a graph of the solution set look like?
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It looks like discrete points forming a square ( 3 6 0 × 3 6 0 ) with an on-diagonal.
The equation is equivalent to
M − M 0 ∈ R
where M and M 0 are the "midpoints" defined by
M = ( cis x ∘ + cis y ∘ ) / 2
M 0 = ( 1 + cis ( x + y ) ∘ ) / 2
(where cis θ means cos θ + i sin θ , or e i θ assuming θ in radians.)
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(In the special case that the chords are diameters, cis x ∘ = − cis y ∘ and
− 1 = cis ( x + y ) ∘ = − ( cis x ∘ ) 2
so cis x ∘ = ± 1 , and we again have 1 ∈ { cis x ∘ , cis y ∘ } . We should also consider the possibility of a degenerate "chord", i.e. that the "endpoints" are actually the same point. But in that case we would have to have 1 = cis x ∘ = cis y ∘ .)
So what we have shown is that M − M 0 ∈ R if and only if { x , y , x + y } contains at least one multiple of 3 6 0 . (This can also be shown with a nice trigonometric/algebraic argument, but I thought it might interesting to post a complex/geometric method.)
Now consider the requirement that x , y ∈ { 0 , 1 , . . . , 3 6 0 } . If x ∈ { 0 , 3 6 0 } , then no additional restriction on y is needed; if x ∈ { 1 , . . . , 3 5 9 } , then y ∈ { 0 , 3 6 0 , 3 6 0 − x } (which are in fact three distinct numbers). So the number of pairs is: 2 ( 3 6 1 ) + 3 5 9 ( 3 ) = 1 7 9 9 and our final answer is 7 9 9 .
So today this problem appeared on my "homepage" ... then, when I took a look to see what solutions other people used, I discovered not only that I've done this problem before, but also that the way I did it today is different than the way I did it in 2013. So here's how I did it today:
Letting w = cis x ∘ and z = cis y ∘ the equation becomes
0 = I m ( w z − w − z ) = I m [ ( w − 1 ) ( z − 1 ) ]
(since I m ( 1 ) = 0 ). But that's equivalent to saying that w − 1 , z ˉ − 1 , and 0 are colinear, i.e. that w , z ˉ , and 1 are colinear.
And (since w , z ˉ , and 1 all lie on the unit circle) that's equivalent to saying that two of them coincide.
Therefore, the solutions are all pairs such that one (or more) of the following hold:
Adjusting for repeated pairs, that means 5 ∗ 3 6 1 + 2 − 8 = 1 7 9 9 solutions.
sin x + sin y = sin (x+y) 2 sin (x+y)/2 cos (x-y)/2 = 2 sin (x+y)/2 cos (x+y)/2 sin (x+y)/2 (cos (x-y)/2 - cos (x+y)/2 ) = 0 sin (x+y)/2 (-2sin x/2 sin y/2) = 0 Hence sin (x+y)/2 = 0 and (x+y)/2 = 0 or 180 and x+y = 0 or 360 (361 solutions) sin x/2 = 0 and x = 0 or 360 and y any integer in the range (361 x 2 = 722 solutions) sin y/2 = 0 and y= 0 or 360 and y any integer in the range (722 solutions) However, do note that the roots (0,0) and (360, 360) have been repeated twice and the roots (0, 360) and (360, 0) have been repeated thirce. So we have 2(2-1+3-1) = 6 repeated roots. Hence N = 361+ 722 +722 - 6 = 1799. Last 3 digits of N = 799
sin x + sin y = sin (x+y) 2 sin (x+y)/2 cos (x-y)/2 = 2 sin (x+y)/2 cos (x+y)/2 sin (x+y)/2 (cos (x-y)/2 - cos (x+y)/2 ) = 0 sin (x+y)/2 (-2sin x/2 sin y/2) = 0 Hence sin (x+y)/2 = 0 and (x+y)/2 = 0 or 180 and x+y = 0 or 360 (361 solutions) sin x/2 = 0 and x = 0 or 360 and y any integer in the range (361 x 2 = 722 solutions) sin y/2 = 0 and y= 0 or 360 and y any integer in the range (722 solutions) However, do note that the roots (0,0) and (360, 360) have been repeated twice and the roots (0, 360) and (360, 0) have been repeated thirce. So we have 2(2-1+3-1) = 6 repeated roots. Hence N = 361+ 722 +722 - 6 = 1799. Last 3 digits of N = 799
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When x = 0, y can take 361 values ;
When x = 360, y can take 361 values ;
When y = 0 , x can take 361 values (already counted 0 and 360) ;
When y = 360 , x can take 361 values (already counted 0 and 360) ;
x+y=0 is possible for x=0 , y=0 (already counted ) ;
x+y=720 is possible for x=360 , y=360 (already counted ) ;
x+y=360 , (x,y) = (0,360) , (1,359), ... , (359,1), (360,0) . { already counted (0,360) and (360,0) } ;
Hence 359 possible pairs.
Total number of ordered pairs of integers (x,y) = 2*361 + 3*359
= 1799
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s i n x + s i n y = s i n ( x + y )
⇒ 2 s i n ( 2 x + y ) c o s ( 2 x − y ) − 2 s i n ( 2 x + y ) c o s ( 2 x + y ) = 0
⇒ s i n ( 2 x + y ) ( c o s ( 2 x − y ) − c o s ( 2 x + y ) ) = 0
⇒ s i n ( 2 x + y ) s i n ( 2 x ) s i n ( 2 y ) = 0
Case - 1 : x = y = 0 ∘ , or x = y = 3 6 0 ∘ , 2 pairs.
Case - 2 : x = 0 ∘ , y = 0 ∘ , or x = 3 6 0 ∘ , y = 3 6 0 ∘ 2 × 3 6 0 = 7 2 0 pairs .
Case - 3 : y = 0 ∘ , x = 0 ∘ , 3 6 0 ∘ , or y = 3 6 0 ∘ , x = 0 ∘ , 3 6 0 ∘ , 2 × 3 5 9 = 7 1 8 pairs.
Case - 4 : x , y = 0 ∘ , 3 6 0 ∘ , x + y = 3 6 0 ∘ , 3 5 9 pairs.
Summing up , total number of ordered pairs = 2 + 7 2 0 + 7 1 8 + 3 5 9 = 1 7 9 9