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Problem 3

Solve the equation cos⁡nx−sin⁡nx=1\cos^n x-\sin^n x=1, where nn is a given positive integer.
Step 2 of 6: List the even-nn solutions
n even:x=kπ,k∈Zn\text{ even}:\quad x=k\pi,\quad k\in\mathbb Z
Detailed analysis

sin⁡x=0\sin x=0 is equivalent to x=kπx=k\pi. At each such point cos⁡nx=1\cos^n x=1 for even nn, so all and only the solutions are x=kπx=k\pi.