Simplifying after applying chain rule

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Homework Statement



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I get to the third row, but can't simplify (Sin2θ)(Cos2θ). I'm looking at the trigonometric double angle formulas, and still can't figure out how the final answer came to be 1/2(Sin4θ)
 
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2sin(x)cos(x) = sin(2x) .

That should help.
 
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