Question

Sin^4 x+cos^4 x=cos^2 2x+1/4

Answer 1

(1-сos2x)²/4+(1+cos2x)²/4-cos²2x-1/4=0
1-2cos2x+cos²2x+1+2cos2x+cos²2x-4cos²2x-1=0
1-2cos²2x=0
cos²2x=1/2
cos2x=-1/2⇒2x=+-2π/3+2πk⇒x=+-π/3+πk,k∈z
cos2x=1/2⇒2x=+-π/3+2πk⇒x=+-π/6+πk,k∈z

Answer 2

cos²2x=1/2 ⇔ (1+cos4x) /2 =1/2 ⇔ cos4x =0 ...