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Find the general solution : `cos 3x + cos x - cos 2x = 0`

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`x = (2n+1) pi/4` or `x=2n pi pm pi/3, n in ZZ`

`cos 3x + cos x - cos 2x = 0`
`2cos((3x+x)/2) cos((3x-x)/2)-cos 2x=0`
`2 cos2x cosx - cos2x = 0`
`cos2x(2 cosx-1)=0`
`cos 2x=0` or `cosx = 1/2`
`2x=(2n+1) pi/2` or `x=2n pi pm pi/3`
`x = (2n+1) pi/4` or `x=2n pi pm pi/3`
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