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If \(\cos x+\cos ^2 x=1\), then the value of \(\sin ^2 x+\sin ^4 x\) is

  1. A \(-1\)
  2. B \(1\)
  3. C \(0\)
  4. D \(2\)
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(B) \(1\)

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\(\begin{aligned} & \cos x+\cos ^2 x=1 \\ & \Rightarrow 1-\cos ^2 x=\cos x \quad \Rightarrow \sin ^2 x=\cos x \\ & \Rightarrow \sin ^2 x+\sin ^4 x \\ & \Rightarrow \cos x+(\cos x)^2=1\end{aligned}\)