Trigonometry – Can xsin(x) Be Algebraic When Not Zero?

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It's easy to show (using the Lindemann-Weierstrass theorem) that, for $x\ne 0$, at least one of $x$ and $\sin(x)$ must be transcendental.

But what about $x\sin(x)$?

After all, the product of two transcendental numbers could be algebraic. Hence: Can the product $x\sin(x)$ be non-zero and algebraic? Might it even be rational? (The requirement that $x\sin(x)\ne 0$ is meant to rule out the trivial case of $x=k\pi$.)

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$\lim\sup_{x\to\infty} x \sin(x)=\infty$ and $\lim\inf_{x\to\infty} x \sin(x)=-\infty$, so by continuity $x \sin(x)$ takes any real value, in particular all rational and all algebraic ones.

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