The sum of the solutions \[x \in \mathbb{R}\] of the equation \[\frac{3 \cos 2 x+\cos ^3 2 x}{\cos ^6 x-\sin ^6 x}=x^3-x^2+6\] is
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Official solution
\[cos6x−sin6x3cos2x+cos32x=x3−x2+6⇒cos2x(1−sin2xcos2x)cos2x(3+cos22x)=x3−x2+6⇒(4−sin22x)4(3+cos22x)=x3−x2+6⇒(3+cos22x)4(3+cos22x)=x3−x2+6x3−x2+2=0⇒(x+1)(x2−2x+2)=0\]
so, sum of real solutions =−1