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Prove the trigonometric identity $\cos\left(5x\right)=16\cos\left(x\right)^5-20\cos\left(x\right)^3+5\cos\left(x\right)$

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Learn how to solve trigonometric identities problems step by step online. Prove the trigonometric identity cos(5x)=16cos(x)^5-20cos(x)^35cos(x). Starting from the left-hand side (LHS) of the identity. Since the expression on the left of the equality is too simple, it's not clear how we can proceed to prove the identity from there. Although we know that the identity is true.

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Main Topic: Trigonometric Identities

In mathematics, trigonometric identities are equalities that involve trigonometric functions and are true for every single value of the occurring variables where both sides of the equality are defined.

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