a) \(\cos \left( {3x - \frac{\pi }{4}} \right) = - \frac{{\sqrt 2 }}{2}\;\;\;\; \Leftrightarrow \cos \left( {3x - \frac{\pi }{4}} \right) = \cos \frac{{3\pi }}{4}\;\;\; \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{3x - \frac{\pi }{4} = \frac{{3\pi }}{4} + k2\pi }\\{3x - \frac{\pi }{4} = - \frac{{3\pi }}{4} + k2\pi }\end{array}} \right.\;\;\;\; \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{3x = \pi + k2\pi }\\{3x = - \frac{\pi }{2} + k2\pi }\end{array}} \right.\)
\( \Leftrightarrow \;\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{x = \frac{\pi }{3} + \frac{{k2\pi }}{3}}\\{x = - \frac{\pi }{6} + \frac{{k2\pi }}{3}}\end{array}} \right.\;\;\left( {k \in \mathbb{Z}} \right)\)
b) \(2{\sin ^2}x - 1 + \cos 3x = 0\;\;\;\;\; \Leftrightarrow \cos 2x + \cos 3x = 0\;\; \Leftrightarrow 2\cos \frac{{5x}}{2}\cos \frac{x}{2} = 0\;\; \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\cos \frac{{5x}}{2} = 0}\\{\cos \frac{x}{2} = 0}\end{array}} \right.\)
\( \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\frac{{5x}}{2} = \frac{\pi }{2} + k\pi }\\{\frac{{5x}}{2} = - \frac{\pi }{2} + k\pi }\\{\frac{x}{2} = \frac{\pi }{2} + k\pi }\\{\frac{x}{2} = - \frac{\pi }{2} + k\pi }\end{array}} \right.\;\;\;\;\;\;\; \Leftrightarrow \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{x = \frac{\pi }{5} + \frac{{k2\pi }}{5}}\\{x = - \frac{\pi }{5} + \frac{{k2\pi }}{5}}\\{x = \pi + k2\pi }\\{x = - \pi + k2\pi }\end{array}} \right.\;\;\;\left( {k \in \mathbb{Z}} \right)\)
c) \(\tan \left( {2x + \frac{\pi }{5}} \right) = \tan \left( {x - \frac{\pi }{6}} \right)\;\; \Leftrightarrow 2x + \frac{\pi }{5} = x - \frac{\pi }{6} + k\pi \;\;\; \Leftrightarrow x = - \frac{{11\pi }}{{30}} + k\pi \;\;\left( {k \in \mathbb{Z}} \right)\)