a) Ta có: \({\left( {\sin \alpha + \cos \alpha } \right)^2} = {\sin ^2}\alpha + 2\sin \alpha \cos \alpha + {\cos ^2}\alpha = 1 + \sin 2\alpha \;\)
b) \({\cos ^4}\alpha - {\sin ^4}\alpha = \left( {{{\cos }^2}\alpha - {{\sin }^2}\alpha } \right)\left( {{{\cos }^2}\alpha + {{\sin }^2}\alpha } \right) = \cos 2\alpha \;\)