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$\def\a#1{#1\unicode{xB0}}$ So I was looking through the homepage of Youtube to see if there were any math problems that I thought that I might be able to solve when I came across this video by Blackpenredpen which was about finding the exact value of $\sin(10\unicode{xB0})$ knowing that $\sin\left(\dfrac x2\unicode{xB0}\right)=\pm\sqrt{\dfrac12(1-\cos(x))}$ which I thought that I might be able to do. Here is my attempt at finding the exact value of $\sin(\a{10})$:$$\sin(\a{30})$$$$=\sin(\a{10}+\a{20})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})\cos(\a{20})+\cos(\a{10})\sin(\a{20})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})(1-2\sin(\a{20}))+2\sin(\a{10})\cos(\a{10})\cos(\a{10})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})-2\sin^3(\a{10})+2\sin(\a{10})-2\sin^3(\a{10})$$$$=3\sin(1\a0)-4\sin^3(1\a0)$$Now, letting$$1\a0=\dfrac x3$$$$3\sin(1\a0)-4\sin^3(1\a0)\gets3\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)-4\sin^3\left(\dfrac x3\right)$$Now, we set what we have gotten equal to $\sin(x)$:$$\sin(x)=3\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)-4\sin^3\left(\dfrac x3\right)$$Then,$$-4\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3+3\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)-\sin(x)=0$$$$4\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3-3\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)+\sin(x)=0$$$$\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3-\dfrac34\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)+\dfrac14\sin(x)=0$$Now, for any $y^3+\color{red}{p}y+\color{red}{q}=0$,$$y=\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{\color{red}{q}}2+\sqrt{\dfrac{\color{red}{q}^2}4+\dfrac{\color{red}{p}^3}{27}}}+\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{\color{red}{q}}2-\sqrt{\dfrac{\color{red}{q}^2}4+\dfrac{\color{red}{p}^3}{27}}}$$$$\therefore\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)=\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)+ \sqrt{\dfrac14\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2+\dfrac1{27}\left(-\dfrac34^3\right)}}$$$$+\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2-\sqrt{\dfrac14\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2+\dfrac1{27}\left(-\dfrac34\right)^3}}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm\sqrt{-\cos^2(x)}}$$$$\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm i\cos(x)}$$Meaning that $\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)$ is equal to$$\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm i\cos(x)}$$Now, when we plug in $\a{30}$ for $x$ (since $\dfrac{30}3=10$) we get$$\sin(\a{10})=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(\a{30})\pm i\cos(\a{30})}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\pm\dfrac{i\sqrt3}2}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{1\pm i\sqrt3}2}$$$$\sin(1\a0)=\dfrac i2\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{1\pm\sqrt3}2}$$  $$\sin(1\a0)=\dfrac i2\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{1\pm i\sqrt3}2}$$


My question


Is my solution for the exact value of $\sin(1\a0)$ correct, or what could I do to attain the correct solution/attain it more easily?



Mistakes that I might have made


  1. Trigonometric identities
  2. Cubic formula
  3. Definition of the cubic formula for any $y+py+q=0$
  4. Incorrect that I put

$\def\a#1{#1\unicode{xB0}}$ So I was looking through the homepage of Youtube to see if there were any math problems that I thought that I might be able to solve when I came across this video by Blackpenredpen which was about finding the exact value of $\sin(10\unicode{xB0})$ knowing that $\sin\left(\dfrac x2\unicode{xB0}\right)=\pm\sqrt{\dfrac12(1-\cos(x))}$ which I thought that I might be able to do. Here is my attempt at finding the exact value of $\sin(\a{10})$:$$\sin(\a{30})$$$$=\sin(\a{10}+\a{20})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})\cos(\a{20})+\cos(\a{10})\sin(\a{20})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})(1-2\sin(\a{20}))+2\sin(\a{10})\cos(\a{10})\cos(\a{10})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})-2\sin^3(\a{10})+2\sin(\a{10})-2\sin^3(\a{10})$$$$=3\sin(1\a0)-4\sin^3(1\a0)$$Now, letting$$1\a0=\dfrac x3$$$$3\sin(1\a0)-4\sin^3(1\a0)\gets3\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)-4\sin^3\left(\dfrac x3\right)$$Now, we set what we have gotten equal to $\sin(x)$:$$\sin(x)=3\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)-4\sin^3\left(\dfrac x3\right)$$Then,$$-4\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3+3\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)-\sin(x)=0$$$$4\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3-3\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)+\sin(x)=0$$$$\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3-\dfrac34\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)+\dfrac14\sin(x)=0$$Now, for any $y^3+\color{red}{p}y+\color{red}{q}=0$,$$y=\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{\color{red}{q}}2+\sqrt{\dfrac{\color{red}{q}^2}4+\dfrac{\color{red}{p}^3}{27}}}+\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{\color{red}{q}}2-\sqrt{\dfrac{\color{red}{q}^2}4+\dfrac{\color{red}{p}^3}{27}}}$$$$\therefore\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)=\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)+ \sqrt{\dfrac14\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2+\dfrac1{27}\left(-\dfrac34^3\right)}}$$$$+\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2-\sqrt{\dfrac14\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2+\dfrac1{27}\left(-\dfrac34\right)^3}}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm\sqrt{-\cos^2(x)}}$$$$\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm i\cos(x)}$$Meaning that $\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)$ is equal to$$\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm i\cos(x)}$$Now, when we plug in $\a{30}$ for $x$ (since $\dfrac{30}3=10$) we get$$\sin(\a{10})=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(\a{30})\pm i\cos(\a{30})}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\pm\dfrac{i\sqrt3}2}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{1\pm i\sqrt3}2}$$$$\sin(1\a0)=\dfrac i2\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{1\pm\sqrt3}2}$$ 


My question


Is my solution for the exact value of $\sin(1\a0)$ correct, or what could I do to attain the correct solution/attain it more easily?



Mistakes that I might have made


  1. Trigonometric identities
  2. Cubic formula
  3. Definition of the cubic formula for any $y+py+q=0$
  4. Incorrect that I put

$\def\a#1{#1\unicode{xB0}}$ So I was looking through the homepage of Youtube to see if there were any math problems that I thought that I might be able to solve when I came across this video by Blackpenredpen which was about finding the exact value of $\sin(10\unicode{xB0})$ knowing that $\sin\left(\dfrac x2\unicode{xB0}\right)=\pm\sqrt{\dfrac12(1-\cos(x))}$ which I thought that I might be able to do. Here is my attempt at finding the exact value of $\sin(\a{10})$:$$\sin(\a{30})$$$$=\sin(\a{10}+\a{20})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})\cos(\a{20})+\cos(\a{10})\sin(\a{20})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})(1-2\sin(\a{20}))+2\sin(\a{10})\cos(\a{10})\cos(\a{10})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})-2\sin^3(\a{10})+2\sin(\a{10})-2\sin^3(\a{10})$$$$=3\sin(1\a0)-4\sin^3(1\a0)$$Now, letting$$1\a0=\dfrac x3$$$$3\sin(1\a0)-4\sin^3(1\a0)\gets3\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)-4\sin^3\left(\dfrac x3\right)$$Now, we set what we have gotten equal to $\sin(x)$:$$\sin(x)=3\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)-4\sin^3\left(\dfrac x3\right)$$Then,$$-4\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3+3\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)-\sin(x)=0$$$$4\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3-3\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)+\sin(x)=0$$$$\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3-\dfrac34\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)+\dfrac14\sin(x)=0$$Now, for any $y^3+\color{red}{p}y+\color{red}{q}=0$,$$y=\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{\color{red}{q}}2+\sqrt{\dfrac{\color{red}{q}^2}4+\dfrac{\color{red}{p}^3}{27}}}+\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{\color{red}{q}}2-\sqrt{\dfrac{\color{red}{q}^2}4+\dfrac{\color{red}{p}^3}{27}}}$$$$\therefore\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)=\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)+ \sqrt{\dfrac14\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2+\dfrac1{27}\left(-\dfrac34^3\right)}}$$$$+\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2-\sqrt{\dfrac14\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2+\dfrac1{27}\left(-\dfrac34\right)^3}}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm\sqrt{-\cos^2(x)}}$$$$\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm i\cos(x)}$$Meaning that $\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)$ is equal to$$\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm i\cos(x)}$$Now, when we plug in $\a{30}$ for $x$ (since $\dfrac{30}3=10$) we get$$\sin(\a{10})=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(\a{30})\pm i\cos(\a{30})}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\pm\dfrac{i\sqrt3}2}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{1\pm i\sqrt3}2}$$ $$\sin(1\a0)=\dfrac i2\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{1\pm i\sqrt3}2}$$


My question


Is my solution for the exact value of $\sin(1\a0)$ correct, or what could I do to attain the correct solution/attain it more easily?



Mistakes that I might have made


  1. Trigonometric identities
  2. Cubic formula
  3. Definition of the cubic formula for any $y+py+q=0$
  4. Incorrect that I put
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Math for fun: Finding the exact value of $\sin(10\unicode{xB0})$

$\def\a#1{#1\unicode{xB0}}$ So I was looking through the homepage of Youtube to see if there were any math problems that I thought that I might be able to solve when I came across this video by Blackpenredpen which was about finding the exact value of $\sin(10\unicode{xB0})$ knowing that $\sin\left(\dfrac x2\unicode{xB0}\right)=\pm\sqrt{\dfrac12(1-\cos(x))}$ which I thought that I might be able to do. Here is my attempt at finding the exact value of $\sin(\a{10})$:$$\sin(\a{30})$$$$=\sin(\a{10}+\a{20})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})\cos(\a{20})+\cos(\a{10})\sin(\a{20})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})(1-2\sin(\a{20}))+2\sin(\a{10})\cos(\a{10})\cos(\a{10})$$$$=\sin(\a{10})-2\sin^3(\a{10})+2\sin(\a{10})-2\sin^3(\a{10})$$$$=3\sin(1\a0)-4\sin^3(1\a0)$$Now, letting$$1\a0=\dfrac x3$$$$3\sin(1\a0)-4\sin^3(1\a0)\gets3\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)-4\sin^3\left(\dfrac x3\right)$$Now, we set what we have gotten equal to $\sin(x)$:$$\sin(x)=3\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)-4\sin^3\left(\dfrac x3\right)$$Then,$$-4\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3+3\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)-\sin(x)=0$$$$4\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3-3\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)+\sin(x)=0$$$$\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)^3-\dfrac34\left(\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)\right)+\dfrac14\sin(x)=0$$Now, for any $y^3+\color{red}{p}y+\color{red}{q}=0$,$$y=\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{\color{red}{q}}2+\sqrt{\dfrac{\color{red}{q}^2}4+\dfrac{\color{red}{p}^3}{27}}}+\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{\color{red}{q}}2-\sqrt{\dfrac{\color{red}{q}^2}4+\dfrac{\color{red}{p}^3}{27}}}$$$$\therefore\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)=\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)+ \sqrt{\dfrac14\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2+\dfrac1{27}\left(-\dfrac34^3\right)}}$$$$+\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2-\sqrt{\dfrac14\left(\dfrac14\sin(x)\right)^2+\dfrac1{27}\left(-\dfrac34\right)^3}}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm\sqrt{-\cos^2(x)}}$$$$\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm i\cos(x)}$$Meaning that $\sin\left(\dfrac x3\right)$ is equal to$$\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(x)\pm i\cos(x)}$$Now, when we plug in $\a{30}$ for $x$ (since $\dfrac{30}3=10$) we get$$\sin(\a{10})=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\sin(\a{30})\pm i\cos(\a{30})}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac12\pm\dfrac{i\sqrt3}2}$$$$=\dfrac12\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{1\pm i\sqrt3}2}$$$$\sin(1\a0)=\dfrac i2\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{1\pm\sqrt3}2}$$


My question


Is my solution for the exact value of $\sin(1\a0)$ correct, or what could I do to attain the correct solution/attain it more easily?



Mistakes that I might have made


  1. Trigonometric identities
  2. Cubic formula
  3. Definition of the cubic formula for any $y+py+q=0$
  4. Incorrect that I put