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Advanced Number Theory · Superchallenge problem

For every angle xx, the quantity cos⁡2x+cos⁡2(x+60∘)+cos⁡2(x−60∘)\cos^2 x + \cos^2(x + 60^\circ) + \cos^2(x - 60^\circ) is a CONSTANT mn\tfrac{m}{n} (in lowest terms). Find m+nm + n.