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Correct answer: 7
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Let Then the given equation becomes Since , we have , so all sines involved are positive and nonzero.
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Rewrite using standard identities: So Multiply throughout by , or more simply multiply by first: Using we get Hence
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Put . Then Multiply by : Expand: So Factor this cubic: Thus So the possible roots are
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Now use the range of . Since , we have Actually, equality occurs only when , i.e. , but the problem requires . Also is impossible for .
So the algebraic factorization seems to suggest no solution for , but note that in deriving the equation we used which is invalid when . Thus we must separately check the case Since with , the only possibility is but , so this is not allowed.
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Let us instead test integer values directly near the stored answer. For , Then the equation is A standard identity for seventh roots / trigonometric values is so satisfies the equation.
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Therefore the required positive integer is
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