Sum of binomial numbers alternating the sign with complexes.

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Prove ${n \choose 1}- \frac{1}{3}{n \choose 3}+ \frac{1}{9}{n \choose 5}-\frac{1}{27}{n \choose7}+...= \frac{2^n}{3^{\frac{n-1}{2}}}\sin({\frac{n\pi}{6}})$

I used the binomial expansion $(1+x)^n$ where I put x = $i$ , so

$(1+i)^n={n \choose 0}+{n \choose 1}i+ {n \choose 2}i^2+{n \choose3}i^3+...$ (i)

I know $(1+i)^n=2^{\frac{n}{2}}(\text{cis}(n\cdot45^{o}))$

Then , I used the expansion $(1-i)^n$ (ii)

(ii) - (i)

${n \choose 1}- {n \choose 3}+ {n \choose 5}-{n \choose7}+... = 2^{\frac{n}{2}}\sin({\frac{n\pi}{4})}$

How can I relate the coefficients $\frac{1}{3^k}$

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Hint:$$\left(1+\frac{i}{\sqrt{3}}\right)^n=\left(\binom{n}{0}-\binom{n}{2}+..\right)+\frac{i}{\sqrt{3}}\left(\binom{n}{1}-\binom{n}{3}\frac{1}{3}+...\right)$$