recall your double-angle identities
[tex]\bf \textit{Double Angle Identities}
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sin(2\theta)=2sin(\theta)cos(\theta)
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cos(2\theta)=
\begin{cases}
\boxed{cos^2(\theta)-sin^2(\theta)}\\
1-2sin^2(\theta)\\
2cos^2(\theta)-1
\end{cases}
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tan(2\theta)=\cfrac{2tan(\theta)}{1-tan^2(\theta)}\\\\
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cos^2(6\theta)-sin^2(6\theta)\iff cos[2(6\theta)]\implies cos(12\theta)[/tex]