cos3x + cosx – cos2x = 0 \( \Leftrightarrow 2\cos 2x.\cos x - \cos 2x = 0\)

\( \Leftrightarrow \cos 2x\left( {2\cos x - 1} \right) = 0 \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\cos 2x = 0}\\{2\cos 2x - 1 = 0}\end{array}} \right.\)

\( \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{2x = \frac{\pi }{2} + k\pi }\\{\cos 2x = \cos \frac{\pi }{3}}\end{array}} \right. \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{x = \frac{\pi }{4} + k\frac{\pi }{2}}\\{x = \pm \frac{\pi }{3} + k2\pi }\end{array}} \right.\,\left( {k \in \mathbb{Z}} \right)\).