Let nn be a positive integer. Then it turns out 12+cos⁡x+cos⁡2x+⋯+cos⁡nx=csin⁡((2n+1)x/2)sin⁡(x/2)\frac{1}{2} + \cos x + \cos 2x + \cdots + \cos nx = c\frac{\sin ((2n+1)x/2)}{\sin (x/2)} for some constant cc. What is cc, rounded to the nearest tenth?

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