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Derivation

1. Initial program 31.2

   \[\frac{1 - \cos x}{x \cdot x}\]

2. Initial simplification31.2

   \[\leadsto \frac{1 - \cos x}{x \cdot x}\]
3. Using strategy rm

4. Applied flip--31.3

   \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1 \cdot 1 - \cos x \cdot \cos x}{1 + \cos x}}}{x \cdot x}\]

5. Applied associate-/l/31.3

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1 \cdot 1 - \cos x \cdot \cos x}{\left(x \cdot x\right) \cdot \left(1 + \cos x\right)}}\]

6. Simplified15.4

   \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\sin x \cdot \sin x}}{\left(x \cdot x\right) \cdot \left(1 + \cos x\right)}\]
7. Using strategy rm

8. Applied times-frac15.8

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sin x}{x \cdot x} \cdot \frac{\sin x}{1 + \cos x}}\]

9. Simplified15.6

   \[\leadsto \frac{\sin x}{x \cdot x} \cdot \color{blue}{\tan \left(\frac{x}{2}\right)}\]
10. Using strategy rm

11. Applied associate-/r*0.2

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\sin x}{x}}{x}} \cdot \tan \left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\]

12. Final simplification0.2

    \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\sin x}{x}}{x} \cdot \tan \left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\]

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  :name "cos2 (problem 3.4.1)"
  (/ (- 1 (cos x)) (* x x)))