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Trig Summation

Source: AIME 2 2000 #15

December 9, 2005
trigonometryinductionAMCAIMEMATHCOUNTSfunction

Problem Statement

Find the least positive integer nn such that 1sin45sin46+1sin47sin48++1sin133sin134=1sinn. \frac 1{\sin 45^\circ\sin 46^\circ}+\frac 1{\sin 47^\circ\sin 48^\circ}+\cdots+\frac 1{\sin 133^\circ\sin 134^\circ}=\frac 1{\sin n^\circ}.