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  • Mar 8, 2010, 08:33 PM
    salazar011
    4cos (square)x - 4cosx+1
    I'm trying to find the solution of the equation
  • Mar 9, 2010, 07:16 AM
    Unknown008

    If you want to factorise this expression, use a substitution.

    For example, let y = cos x.

    Then, replace cos x by y in your expression and factorise the quadratic like any other quadratic:

    4y^2 - 4y + 1.

    When you are done, replace back y by cos x.

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