For any $$\theta \in \left( {{\pi \over 4},{\pi \over 2}} \right)$$, the expression

$$3{(\cos \theta - \sin \theta )^4}$$$$ + 6{(\sin \theta + \cos \theta )^2} + 4{\sin ^6}\theta $$

equals :

If $$5\left( {{{\tan }^2}x - {{\cos }^2}x} \right) = 2\cos 2x + 9$$,

then the value of $$\cos 4x$$ is :

If  m and M are the minimum and the maximum values of

4 + $${1 \over 2}$$ sin² 2x $$-$$ 2cos⁴ x, x $$ \in $$ R, then M $$-$$ m is equal to :

Let $$f_k\left( x \right) = {1 \over k}\left( {{{\sin }^k}x + {{\cos }^k}x} \right)$$ where $$x \in R$$ and $$k \ge \,1.$$
Then $${f_4}\left( x \right) - {f_6}\left( x \right)\,\,$$ equals :