释义 |
Trigonometry Values Pi/7Trigonometric functions of for an integer cannot be expressed in terms of sums, products, and finite rootextractions on real rational numbers because 7 is not a Fermat Prime. This also means that the Heptagonis not a Constructible Polygon.
However, exact expressions involving roots of complex numbers can still be derived using the trigonometric identity
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The case givesRewrite this using the identity , | | | (3) | Now, let and , then
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which is a Cubic Equation in . The Roots are numerically found to be ,, . But , so these Roots correspond to, , . By Newton'sRelation
| (5) |
we have
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or
| (7) |
Similarly,
| (8) |
The constants of the Cubic Equation are given by
The Discriminant is then
so there are three distinct Real Roots. Finding the first one,
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Writing
| (13) |
plugging in from above, and anticipating that the solution we have picked corresponds to ,See also Heptagon
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