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Find the last 3 digits of the number of solutions to sin x + cos 2 x + cos 3 x + sin 4 x + sin 5 x + . . . + cos 99 x + sin 100 x = 121 3 2 \sin x+\cos^2 x+\cos^3 x+\sin^4 x+\sin^5 x+...+\cos^{99}x+\sin^{100} x = \frac{121 \sqrt3}{2} for x [ 100 π , 100 π ] x \in [-100 \pi, 100 \pi]

Note that the for the power n n , we add sin n x \sin^n x if x 1 , 4 ( m o d 4 ) x \equiv 1, 4 \pmod 4 and we add cos n x \cos^n x if x 2 , 3 ( m o d 4 ) x \equiv 2, 3 \pmod 4


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Rajen Kapur
May 20, 2014

Sum of a hundred sines and cosines cannot exceed 100. As the r.h.s.exceeds 100 no solution is possible.

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