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A violin manufacturer is designing a new violin, and a Lituus curve is being used to model the neck.

The equations of the curve are

x=cos⁡tt,y=sin⁡tt

for π60≤t≤π6.

The manufacturer requires to know the x coordinate of the point B, which is the intersection between the x axis and the tangent to the curve at the point A, where A has x-coordinate equal to 0.

Find the exact x coordinate of the point B.


The answer is of the form nπ for some n∈N. Give the value of n.