Expressing cos(2x) in terms of sin(x) using complex exponential series

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This is an easy question but can some else show/tell me how to do it:
"use the complex exponential series to express cos(2x) in terms of sin(x)"
I also don't quite understand the 'complex exponential series'. :redface:
 
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I mean can someone* show/tell me...
 
[tex]e^{i\theta} = \cos{\theta} + i\sin{\theta}[/tex]

[tex]e^{i\theta} + e^{-i\theta} = 2\cos{\theta}[/tex]

[tex]e^{i\theta} - e^{-i\theta} = 2i\sin{\theta}[/tex]

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complex exponential series is just the taylor series for exp except with a complex variable instead of a real one