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calle · 13w
wtf! https://blossom.primal.net/8e17977fe99cf9af4b400eb05373ee648eaa8bd4e47d85cd5439d916b2c7e5e6.jpg
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If X is rational, there will be at least one (actually, infinitely many) Ms for which MX is an integer, and therefore the cosine is either -1 or +1

M! includes many even numbers, therefore the cosine will be +1, not -1

For irrational X, the cosine is always strictly between -1 and +1, and therefore tends to zero as n increases

(I still suspect in missing something, no pen and paper at hand)

And now I'm curious about complex X too
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billybigpotatoes · 13w
The reason it cannot take a value of -1 is simply because its an even power of cos(x).
billybigpotatoes · 13w
I've subsequently realised that you almost certainly knew the power was even and hence it takes a value of 1 in any case. Apologies!