1. **State the problem:**
Solve the trigonometric equation $$\sin^6\theta + \cos^6\theta + 3\sin^2\theta \cos^2\theta = 1.$$
2. **Recall useful identities:**
We know that $$\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta = 1.$$ Also, the expression $$\sin^6\theta + \cos^6\theta$$ can be rewritten using the identity for sum of cubes:
$$a^3 + b^3 = (a+b)^3 - 3ab(a+b)$$
where here $$a = \sin^2\theta$$ and $$b = \cos^2\theta$$.
3. **Rewrite $$\sin^6\theta + \cos^6\theta$$:**
$$\sin^6\theta + \cos^6\theta = (\sin^2\theta)^3 + (\cos^2\theta)^3 = (\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta)^3 - 3\sin^2\theta \cos^2\theta (\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta).$$
4. **Simplify using $$\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta = 1$$:**
$$\sin^6\theta + \cos^6\theta = 1^3 - 3\sin^2\theta \cos^2\theta \cdot 1 = 1 - 3\sin^2\theta \cos^2\theta.$$
5. **Substitute back into the original equation:**
$$1 - 3\sin^2\theta \cos^2\theta + 3\sin^2\theta \cos^2\theta = 1.$$
6. **Simplify the equation:**
The terms $$-3\sin^2\theta \cos^2\theta$$ and $$+3\sin^2\theta \cos^2\theta$$ cancel out, leaving:
$$1 = 1,$$
which is always true.
7. **Conclusion:**
The equation holds for all values of $$\theta$$. Therefore, the solution is:
$$\boxed{\text{All real } \theta \text{ satisfy the equation.}}$$
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