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ms. confused

Ok, say you have cos^3(x)...

Is this the same as cos(x)^3(where only x is cubed) or (cos(x))^3 (where the whole thing is cubed?

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mezarashi

Yeah.

[tex]cos^3 x = (cos x)^3[/tex]

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