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Source: 2006 AIME A Problem 12
March 9, 2006
trigonometry
function
AMC
Problem Statement
Find the sum of the values of
x
x
x
such that
cos
3
3
x
+
cos
3
5
x
=
8
cos
3
4
x
cos
3
x
\cos^3 3x+ \cos^3 5x = 8 \cos^3 4x \cos^3 x
cos
3
3
x
+
cos
3
5
x
=
8
cos
3
4
x
cos
3
x
, where
x
x
x
is measured in degrees and
100
<
x
<
200
100< x< 200
100
<
x
<
200
.
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