2006 AIME I Problems/Problem 12
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Problem
Find the sum of the values of such that , where is measured in degrees and
Solution
Using the sum and difference formulas for the cosine function:
Expanding the expression:
Combining like terms:
Factoring :
Using the difference of squares factorization:
Using the sum and difference formulas for cosine in reverse:
Setting each non-constant factor equal to 0:
So the sum of the values of where is: