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Expressions in sin^4 + cos^4 and sin^6 + cos^6 that reduce to a constant

This type of question, asked 3 times: 17 Jul 2023 S4, 18 Jul 2023 S3, 24 Jul 2023 S4. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    17 Jul 2023 S4

    58
    sin⁡4θ+cos⁡4θ1−2sin⁡2θ⋅cos⁡2θ=\frac{\sin^4\theta + \cos^4\theta}{1 - 2\sin^2\theta \cdot \cos^2\theta} = ________.

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  2. Question 2

    18 Jul 2023 S3

    68
    Find the value of the following expression. 12(sin⁡4θ+cos⁡4θ)+18(sin⁡6θ+cos⁡6θ)+78sin⁡2θcos⁡2θ12 (\sin^4 \theta + \cos^4 \theta) + 18 (\sin^6 \theta + \cos^6 \theta) + 78\sin^2 \theta \cos^2 \theta

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  3. Question 3

    24 Jul 2023 S4

    63
    Simplify the given expression. 1+sin⁡4θ+cos⁡4θcos⁡2θ+sin⁡4θ\frac{1 + \sin^4\theta + \cos^4\theta}{\cos^2\theta + \sin^4\theta}

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