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physicsgeek54
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Homework Statement
Simplify: cos(4θ)
Homework Equations
cos(2θ)=2cos^2(θ)-1
sin(2θ)=2sinθcosθ
The Attempt at a Solution
First, I broke it into cos(2θ+2θ). Then I expanded it and got cos(2θ)cos(2θ)-sin(2θ)sin(2θ). I then expanded that and got (4cos^4(θ)-4cos^2(θ)+1)-(4sin^2(θ)+4sin(θ)cos(θ)+cos^2). I was supposed to get 8cos^4(θ)-8cos^2(θ)+1. I see that I'm off but I don't know where I went wrong.