9709 P31 - Jun 2011 - Q9
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(i) Prove the identity \(\cos 4\theta + 4 \cos 2\theta \equiv 8 \cos^4 \theta - 3\).
(ii) Hence
(a) solve the equation \(\cos 4\theta + 4 \cos 2\theta = 1\) for \(-\frac{1}{2}\pi \leq \theta \leq \frac{1}{2}\pi\),
(b) find the exact value of \(\int_0^{\frac{1}{4}\pi} \cos^4 \theta \, d\theta\).
