document.write( "Question 1103102: cos sq 4 theta -sin sq 4 theta = -1 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #717799 by greenestamps(13215)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


\n" ); document.write( "cos^2(x)-sin^2(x) is the formula for cos(2x). So your equation

\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%284x%29%5E2-sin%284x%29%5E2+=+-1\"

\n" ); document.write( "is equivalent to

\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%288x%29+=+-1\"

\n" ); document.write( "\"8x+=+%28pi%29%2B2k%2Api\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28pi%29%2F8+%2B+%282k%2F8%29%2Api\"
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );