Is sin(nπ) always equal to zero for integer n?

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I'm not sure how to prove that it is zero. I don't see what I can do after the second last step.
 
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arildno said:
What does sin(integer*pi) equal?

It's equal to zero.

Wow. My trigonometry is terrible.