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Trigonometric Equations · Medium problem

A student solves sin⁡x=sin⁡xcos⁡x\sin x = \sin x\cos x on [0,2π)[0, 2\pi) by dividing both sides by sin⁡x\sin x. This gives cos⁡x=1\cos x = 1, so the student reports the single solution x=0x = 0. The equation has exactly one other solution in [0,2π)[0, 2\pi) that the division lost. Find it.