Đk: sin2x≠0
⇔(sinxcos2x−cosxsin2xcosxsin2x)cos4x=−12(sin4x+cos4x)⇔−sinx2cos2xsinxcos4x=−12[(sin2x+cos2x)2−2sin2xcos2x]
⇔cos4x=cos2x(1−12sin22x)
⇔2cos22x−1=(cos2x+12)(12+12cos22x)(1)
Đặt t=cos2x;sin2x≠0⇒cos2x≠±1⇒−1<t<1
(1)⇔2t2−1=(t+12)12(1+t2)
⇔t3−7t2+t+5=0
⇔[t=1(loại)t=3−√14t=3+√14(loại)