Question
Prove that: $\cos^32\text{x}+3\cos2\text{x}=4(\cos^6\text{x}-\sin^6\text{x})$

Answer

$\cos^32\text{x}+3\cos2\text{x}=4(\cos^6\text{x}-\sin^6\text{x})$ $\text{RHS}=4\Big[(\cos^2\theta)^3-(\sin^2\theta)^3\Big]$ $=4(\cos^2\theta-\sin^2\theta)\Big[\cos^4\theta+\sin^4\theta+\sin^2\theta+\cos^2\theta\Big]$ $=4\cos^2\theta\Big[(\cos^2\theta-\sin^2\theta)+2\sin^2\theta+\sin^2\theta+\sin^2\theta+\cos^2\theta\Big]$ $=4\cos^2\theta[\cos^22\theta+3\sin^2\theta\cos^2\theta]$ $=4\cos^2\theta\Big[\cos^22\theta+3\Big(\frac{1-\cos^2\theta}{2}\Big)\Big(\frac{1+\cos^2\theta}{2}\Big)\Big]$ $=4\cos^2\theta\Big(\cos^22\theta+\frac{3}{4}(1-\cos^22\theta)\Big)$ $=\cos^2\theta\big[4\cos^22\theta+3-3\cos^22\theta\big]$ $=\cos^2\theta[\cos^22\theta+3]$ $=\cos^32\theta+3\cos^2\theta\ \text{LHS}$ $\text{LHS=RHS}$

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