Solution

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Multiplying by gives . The sixth roots of unity do not solve the original equation, since substituting either gives three. The other four do, because the extra factor is nonzero. Hence
Their real parts are and their imaginary parts are , giving the four corners in the left Argand diagram below.
Figure 1.
Four roots on the unit circle and the two horizontal rows of complex sine solutions
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