Given: (y+z)cos 3θ = xyz sin 3θ
Given: xsin3θ=y2cos3θ+z2sin3θ
Given: xyz sin 3θ = (y+2z)cos 3θ + ysin 3θ
To find: number of θ∈(0,π)
s.t. a solution (x0,y0,z0) exists with y0z0=0
1. combine (1), (3)⇒relation in y,z
2. use (2)⇒(y+z)cos3θ=0
3. tan3θ=1, count θ∈(0,π)
c=cos3θ,s=sin3θ
from (1): xyz s = (y+z)c
in (3): xyz s = (y+2z)c + y s
⇒(y+z)c=(y+2z)c+ys
⇒−zc=ys
from (2): xs=y2c+z2s
× yz: xyz s = 2cz + 2sy
xyzs=(y+z)c
(y+z)c=2cz+2sy
sy=−zc ⇒ (y+z)c=2cz−2cz=0
c=0⇒s=±1
−zc=ys⇒ys=0⇒y=0 ×
but y0z0=0⇒c=0
c=0⇒y+z=0⇒z=−y
−zc=ys,z=−y⇒yc=ys
⇒c=s⇒tan3θ=1
from (1): xyz s = (y+z)c = 0, s ≠ 0
⇒ xyz = 0; y, z ≠ 0 ⇒ x = 0
(2): 0=y2c+−y2s
=y2c−y2c=0 ✓
tan3θ=1⇒3θ=4π+nπ
3θ=4π, 45π, 49π,…
θ=12π+3nπ
0<θ<π:n=0,1,2
θ=12π, 125π, 43π
Number of values of θ=3