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Prove that `cos^2x+cos^2(x+pi/3)+cos^2(x-pi/3)=3/2`.

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To prove that \( \cos^2 x + \cos^2\left(x + \frac{\pi}{3}\right) + \cos^2\left(x - \frac{\pi}{3}\right) = \frac{3}{2} \), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Write down the left-hand side (LHS) We start with the expression: \[ \text{LHS} = \cos^2 x + \cos^2\left(x + \frac{\pi}{3}\right) + \cos^2\left(x - \frac{\pi}{3}\right) \] ...
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