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Find the range of
$$f(x)=\log_{\sqrt5}\left(3+\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}+x\right)+\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}+x\right)-\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}-x\right)-\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}-x\right)\right).$$
Let
$$A=3+\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}+x\right)+\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}+x\right)-\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}-x\right)-\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}-x\right).$$
Using
$$\cos(a+b)-\cos(a-b)=-2\sin a\sin b,$$
we get
$$\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}+x\right)-\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}-x\right)=-2\sin\frac{3\pi}{4}\sin x=-\sqrt2\sin x.$$
Also,
$$\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}+x\right)-\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}-x\right)=-2\sin\frac{\pi}{4}\sin x=-\sqrt2\sin x.$$
Hence
$$A=3-2\sqrt2\sin x.$$
Since
$$-1\le \sin x\le 1,$$
we obtain
$$3-2\sqrt2\le A\le 3+2\sqrt2.$$
Now
$$3-2\sqrt2=(\sqrt2-1)^2>0,$$
so the logarithm is defined throughout.
Since the base
$$\sqrt5>1,$$
the logarithmic function is increasing.
Therefore the range of
$$f(x)$$
is
$$\left[\log_{\sqrt5}(3-2\sqrt2),\ \log_{\sqrt5}(3+2\sqrt2)\right].$$
Using
$$3+2\sqrt2=(\sqrt2+1)^2,\qquad 3-2\sqrt2=(\sqrt2-1)^2,$$
the range may also be written as
$$\left[\log_{\sqrt5}(\sqrt2-1)^2,\ \log_{\sqrt5}(\sqrt2+1)^2\right].$$
Therefore, $$\text{Range}=\left[\log_{\sqrt5}(3-2\sqrt2),\ \log_{\sqrt5}(3+2\sqrt2)\right].$$
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