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Prove that: ${cos}^{4} A - {sin}^{4} A + 1 = 2 {cos}^{2} A .$

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Given:
$c o s^{4} A - s i n^{4} A + 1 = (c o s^{2} A - s i n^{2} A) (c o s^{2} A + s i n^{2} A) + 1$

$= c o s^{2} A - s i n^{2} A + 1$

$= c o s^{2} A + c o s^{2} A$

$= 2 c o s^{2} A$

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