Prove that the equation is an identity.cos4x = 

What will be an ideal response?


  = 
 = cos2?   
 = cos2- sin2+ sin4x
 = cos2x - sin2x(1 - sin2x) 
 = cos2x - sin2? cos2x Pythagorean identity
 = cos2x(1 - sin2x) 
 =  cos2? cos2x Pythagorean identity
 = cos4x

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