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Cos(3x) = cos^2x - 3sin^2x cosx

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\bf cos(3x)\implies cos(2x+x)\\\\ \\\\ ------------------\\\\ \underline{cos(2x)} cos(x)-\underline{sin(2x)} sin(x) \\\\\\\ \underline{[1-2sin^2(x)]} cos(x)-\underline{[2sin(x)cos(x)]} sin(x) \\\\\\ cos(x)-2sin^2(x)cos(x)-2sin^2(x)cos(x) \\\\\\ cos(x)-4sin^2(x)cos(x)\\\\ ------------------\\\\ \boxed{cos(3x) \\e cos^2(x)-3sin^2(x)cos(x)}
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