How to find $\sup_{x\in [-1,1]}\{ |\sin(nx)- \sin(mx)| : m,n\in \mathbb{N}\}$?

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How can I calculate $\displaystyle\sup_{x\in [-1,1]}\{ |\sin(nx)- \sin(mx)| : m,n\in \mathbb{N}\}$ ?

This is what i have tried

$\sin(nx)- \sin(mx)= 2\cos (\frac{nx+mx}{2})\sin(\frac{nx-mx}{2})$

$\Rightarrow$

$|\sin(nx)- \sin(mx)|= 2|\cos (\frac{nx+mx}{2})||\sin(\frac{nx-mx}{2})|$

But I do not know what else to do...