How to Compute an Integral Involving a Delta Function and Sine?

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Homework Statement


Compute ∫[itex]^{∞}_{-∞}[/itex]dx (x2+a2)-1δ(sin(2x)), without calculating the resulting sum.


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This is a very specific integral which ,has a delta function δ operating on sin function

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Does anyone know this integral ? I haven't seen before any similar examples.
 
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You haven't listed all relevant equations yet:
[tex]\delta[f(x)]=\sum_{k} \frac{1}{\left |f'(x_k) \right|} \delta(x-x_k),[/tex]
where [itex]x_k[/itex] runs over all zeros of [itex]f[/itex], which all must be simple zeros of course in order that [itex]f'(x_k) \neq 0[/itex] for all [itex]k[/itex].