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Solve the equation for cos(x): cos(x) = 3cos(x) - 2.

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Final answer:

The equation cos(x) = 3cos(x) - 2 simplifies to cos(x) = 1 when rearranged, with the general solution being x = 2nπ, where n is an integer.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the equation for cos(x): cos(x) = 3cos(x) - 2, we first need to rearrange the terms to bring all the cos(x) terms to one side of the equation. This gives us:

cos(x) - 3cos(x) + 2 = 0

Simplifying this, we get:

-2cos(x) + 2 = 0

Dividing both sides of the equation by -2 gives us:

cos(x) = 1

The solution to this equation is when the argument of the cosine is an integral multiple of π; specifically, x = 2nπ where n is an integer (since cosine has a period of 2π and cos(0) = 1).

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