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IIT-JEE 2011 · Paper 1, Mathematics question 65

The positive integer value of n>3n>3 satisfying the equation
1sin⁡(πn)=1sin⁡(2πn)+1sin⁡(3πn)\frac1{\sin\left(\frac\pi n\right)}=\frac1{\sin\left(\frac{2\pi}n\right)}+\frac1{\sin\left(\frac{3\pi}n\right)}
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Answer and worked solution

Official answer: 7

Rearrange. 1sin⁡πn−1sin⁡3πn=1sin⁡2πn\dfrac1{\sin\frac\pi n}-\dfrac1{\sin\frac{3\pi}n}=\dfrac1{\sin\frac{2\pi}n}. With θ=πn\theta=\frac\pi n, the left side is 2cos⁡2θsin⁡θsin⁡θsin⁡3θ\dfrac{2\cos2\theta\sin\theta}{\sin\theta\sin3\theta}, so
2cos⁡2θsin⁡2θ=sin⁡3θ  ⟺  sin⁡4θ=sin⁡3θ.2\cos2\theta\sin2\theta=\sin3\theta\iff\sin4\theta=\sin3\theta.

Solve. 4θ=π−3θ4\theta=\pi-3\theta, i.e. θ=π7\theta=\frac\pi7: n=7n=7.

Answer: 7