a) \(\sin 2x + 1 - 2{\sin ^2}2x = 0\;\;\; \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\sin 2x = 1}\\{\sin 2x = - \frac{1}{2}}\end{array}\;\;\;} \right. \Leftrightarrow \;\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\sin 2x = \sin \frac{\pi }{2}}\\{\sin 2x = \sin - \frac{\pi }{6}}\end{array}} \right.\;\;\; \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{2x = \frac{\pi }{2} + k2\pi }\\{2x = - \frac{\pi }{6} + k2\pi }\\{2x = \pi + \frac{\pi }{6} + k2\pi }\end{array}} \right.\;\;\)
\( \Leftrightarrow \;\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{x = \frac{\pi }{4} + k2\pi }\\{x = - \frac{\pi }{{12}} + k\pi }\\{x = \frac{{7\pi }}{{12}} + k\pi }\end{array}} \right.\;\;\left( {k \in \mathbb{Z}} \right)\)
b) \(\cos 3x = - \cos 7x\; \Leftrightarrow \cos 3x + \cos 7x = 0\;\; \Leftrightarrow 2\cos 5x\cos 2x = 0\;\; \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\cos 5x = 0}\\{\cos 2x = 0\;}\end{array}} \right.\;\;\)
\( \Leftrightarrow \left[ \begin{array}{l}\cos 5x = \cos \frac{\pi }{2}\\\cos 2x = \cos \frac{\pi }{2}\end{array} \right. \Leftrightarrow \left[ \begin{array}{l}5x = \frac{\pi }{2} + k2\pi \\5x = - \frac{\pi }{2} + k2\pi \\2x = \frac{\pi }{2} + k2\pi \\2x = - \frac{\pi }{2} + k2\pi \end{array} \right. \Leftrightarrow \left[ \begin{array}{l}x = \frac{\pi }{{10}} + \frac{{k2\pi }}{5}\\x = - \frac{\pi }{{10}} + \frac{{k2\pi }}{5}\\x = \frac{\pi }{4} + k\pi \\x = - \frac{\pi }{4} + k\pi \end{array} \right.;k \in Z\)