The Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind are a class of polynomials denoted TnT_n for any nonnegative integer n.n. (The T is for Tchebyshev, the French way of spelling Chebyshev.) There are a variety of ways to define these polynomials (like with differential equations), but the most famous is: \\ T0(x)=1T1(x)=xTn+1(x)=2xTn(x)−Tn−1(x)T_0(x) = 1\\ T_1(x) = x\\ T_{n+1}(x) = 2xT_n(x) - T_{n-1}(x) In addition, Tn(cos⁡(x))=cos⁡(nx)T_n(\cos(x))=\cos(nx) \\ For example, cos⁡(2x)=2cos⁡2(x)−1\cos(2x)=2\cos^2(x)-1, so T2=2x2−1T_2 = 2x^2-1. \\ Using this information, find T4(x).T_4 (x). \\ (Hint: use De Moivre's formula to expand cos⁡(4x)+isin⁡(4x)\cos(4x)+i \sin(4x), then compare the real and imaginary parts).

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