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HMMT 2018 A6

  • Algebra and Number Theory
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Let α,β\alpha, \beta, and γ\gamma be three real numbers. Suppose that

cos⁡α+cos⁡β+cos⁡γ=1sin⁡α+sin⁡β+sin⁡γ=1\begin{aligned} \cos \alpha+\cos \beta+\cos \gamma & =1 \\ \sin \alpha+\sin \beta+\sin \gamma & =1 \end{aligned}

Find the smallest possible value of cos⁡α\cos \alpha.

Dataset text NuminaMath olympiads. Quoted with source.

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\frac{-1-\sqrt{7}}{4}

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