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Expand out the brackets in a systematic, organised manner.

 

You will need to use a double angle trig formula and difference of two squares. Considering $n=1$ might be useful.

 

There is perhaps no need to provide a proof for your identities if you are very clear in your mind how such a proof would be constructed, although you might wish to produce a proof if interested.