Does the Identity Sin² x + Cos² x = 1 Apply to All Multiples of x?

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I know that ##\sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1.##

Is this mean that

##\sin^2 2x + \cos^2 2x = 1##

or

##\sin^2 3x + \cos^2 3x = 1##

or

##\sin^2 4x + \cos^2 4x = 1##

and so on?
 
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basty said:
I know that ##\sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1.##

Is this mean that

##\sin^2 2x + \cos^2 2x = 1##

or

##\sin^2 3x + \cos^2 3x = 1##

or

##\sin^2 4x + \cos^2 4x = 1##

and so on?
##sin^2(\text{whatever}) + cos^2(\text{whatever}) = 1##
The "whatever" in both places has to be the same, of course.