Suppose is an identity in where are constants, and . Then find the value of n.
This problem is part of the set Trigonometry .
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First of all, s i n ( n x ) = 2 i e i n x − e − i n x
s i n ( x ) n = 2 i e i x − e − i x n = f ( e i x , e − i x ) of degree n.
And as we have seen s i n ( n x ) is also g ( e i x , e − i x ) of degree n.
So, s i n ( n x ) = f ( s i n x ) of degree n.
And similarly for cos(x).
Hence, on LHS, we have a function of sin(x) of degree 6.
Now, we know, s i n ( x ) 2 = 1 − c o s ( x ) 2 .
s i n ( x ) 6 = ( 1 − c o s ( x ) 2 ) 3
And so, it is also a function of cos(x) of degree 6.
Therefore, now we can gain use the above property and find that the value of n is 6 .