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Maximal minimum for a sum of two (or more) cosines

So we start with a rational $r=\frac{p}{q}$. 1) Say $2\not|p,2\not|q$. Then taking $x=q\pi$, we get: $$f_r(x)=\cos(x)+\cos(rx)=\cos(q\pi)+\cos(p\pi)=-2$$ so $r$ is not the argmax. 2) Say $2$ divides …
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