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Let <math>x</math> be a real number such that <math>\sin^{10}x+\cos^{10} x = \tfrac{11}{36}</math>. Then <math>\sin^{12}x+\cos^{12} x = \tfrac{m}{n}</math> where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are relatively prime positive integers. Find <math>m+n</math>. | Let <math>x</math> be a real number such that <math>\sin^{10}x+\cos^{10} x = \tfrac{11}{36}</math>. Then <math>\sin^{12}x+\cos^{12} x = \tfrac{m}{n}</math> where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are relatively prime positive integers. Find <math>m+n</math>. | ||
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We can substitute <math>y = \sin^2{x}</math>. Since we know that <math>\cos^2{x}=1-\sin^2{x}</math>, we can do some simplification. | We can substitute <math>y = \sin^2{x}</math>. Since we know that <math>\cos^2{x}=1-\sin^2{x}</math>, we can do some simplification. |
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[hide]Problem 8
Let be a real number such that . Then where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find .
Solution 1
We can substitute . Since we know that , we can do some simplification.
This yields . From this, we can substitute again to get some cancellation through binomials. If we let , we can simplify the equation to . After using binomial theorem, this simplifies to . If we use the quadratic theorem, we obtain that , so . By plugging z into (which is equal to , we can either use binomial theorem or sum of cubes to simplify, and we end up with 13/54. Therefore, the answer is .
eric2020, inspired by Tommy2002
Solution 2
First, for simplicity, let and . Note that . We then bash the rest of the problem out. Take the tenth power of this expression and get . Note that we also have . So, it suffices to compute . Let . We have from cubing that or . Next, using , we get or . Solving gives or . Clearly is extraneous, so . Now note that , and . Thus we finally get , giving .
-Emathmaster
See Also
2019 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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