What are the steps to simplify a trig identity with multiple angles?

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Homework Statement



(sin 3α/sin α) - (cos 3α/cosα) =2

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I know for sin 2 α I would put 2 sinαcosα, so for 3α, do I just put 3sinαcosα?
for cos 3α, I'm sort of clueless because there's 3 we can use for cosine,
Then after that step, I know to get both of them on the LHS to have a common denominator, which sinα cosα, please help. Thank yyou in advance!
 
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