Solution:
We first apply sum-to-product and product-to-sum:
sin4xsin4x+sinx=sin2xsin3x
2sin(2.5x)cos(1.5x)sin(2x)=sin(4x)sin(3x)
Factoring out sin(2x)=0,
sin(2.5x)cos(1.5x)=cos(2x)sin(3x)
Factoring out cos(1.5x)=0 (which gives us 60∘ as a solution),
sin(2.5x)=2cos(2x)sin(1.5x)sin(2.5x)=sin(3.5x)−sin(0.5x)
Convert into complex numbers, we get
(x3.5−x−3.5)−(x0.5−x−0.5)=(x2.5−x−2.5)x7−x6−x4+x3+x−1=0(x−1)(x6−x3+1)=0
We recognize the latter expression as x3+1x9+1, giving us
x=0∘, 20∘, 100∘, 140∘, 220∘, 260∘, 340∘.
The sum of the solutions is
20∘+60∘+100∘+140∘=320∘.