If $2\cos \theta =x+\frac{1}{x}$, then $2\cos 3\theta =$

$2\cos \theta =x+\frac{1}{x}=\frac{x^2+1}{x}$

$\cos \theta =\frac{x^2+1}{2x}$

$2\cos 3\theta =2\left(4{\cos }^3\theta -3\cos \theta \right)$

$=8{\left(\frac{x^2+1}{2x}\right)}^3-6\left(\frac{x^2+1}{2x}\right)$

$=8\left(\frac{x^6+1+3x^4+3x^2}{8x^3}\right)-\frac{6\left(x^2+1\right)}{2x}$

$=x3+\frac{1}{x^3}+3x+\frac{3}{x}-3x-\frac{3}{x}$

$=x^3+\frac{1}{x^3}$

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$2\cos \theta =x+\frac{1}{x}$

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$8{\cos }^3\theta =x^3+\frac{1}{x^3}+3.x.\frac{1}{x}\left(x+\frac{1}{x}\right)$

$8{\cos }^3\theta =x^3+\frac{1}{x^3}+3\left(2\cos \theta \right)$

$8{\cos }^3\theta -6\cos \theta =x^3+\frac{1}{x^3}$

$2\left(4{\cos }^3\theta -3\cos \theta \right)=x^3+\frac{1}{x^3}$

$\therefore 2\cos 3\theta =$$x^3+\frac{1}{x^3}$