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Trig Sum
Trig Sum
Source: USAMO 1996
October 22, 2005
trigonometry
ratio
complex numbers
geometric series
algebra
Problem Statement
Prove that the average of the numbers
n
sin
n
∘
(
n
=
2
,
4
,
6
,
…
,
180
)
n \sin n^{\circ} \; (n = 2,4,6,\ldots,180)
n
sin
n
∘
(
n
=
2
,
4
,
6
,
…
,
180
)
is
cot
1
∘
\cot 1^{\circ}
cot
1
∘
.
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