Prove that:
sin4α−cos4α≡1−2cos2α\sin^4 \alpha - \cos^4 \alpha \equiv 1 - 2\cos^2 \alphasin4α−cos4α≡1−2cos2α
Hence solve, for 0≤α≤3600 \leq \alpha \leq 3600≤α≤360, the equation,
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