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Integers and Trigonometric functions

Source: Indian Postals 2015 Set 5

November 15, 2015
trigonometryinequalitiesnumber theorycalculusintegrationfunction

Problem Statement

Find all positive integer nn such that sinnθsinθcosnθcosθ=n1\frac{\sin{n\theta}}{\sin{\theta}} - \frac{\cos{n\theta}}{\cos{\theta}} = n-1 holds for all θ\theta which are not integral multiples of π2\frac{\pi}{2}