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Rational cosine of an integral submultiple of pi

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The number 2cos(π/n) is an algebraic integer. If it is rational it must be an integer, which shows that cos(π/n) is rational only for n=1,2,3.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / ia / Paper 4 / 5F / c / Solution

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