Evaluation of real integral by residues

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I have to calculate the integral

$$I=\int_{0}^{2\pi}\frac{\cos^2(3\theta)}{5-4\cos(2\theta)}d\theta$$

using residues, but I'm having trouble calculating the residue in $z=0$. If you rewrite the integral by stating $z=exp(i\theta)$, and letting gamma be the unitary circle, then:

$$I=\int_{\gamma} \frac {(\frac {z^9+1}{2z^3})^2}{5-2(z^2+z^{-2})}\frac{1}{zi}dz$$

Well, if you do a little algebra you have that

$$\frac {(\frac {z^9+1}{2z^3})^2}{5-2(z^2+z^{-2})}\frac{1}{zi}=\frac{1}{4i}\frac{(z^9+1)^2}{z^5(-2z^4+5z^2-2)}$$

I'm struggling with the residue of this function in $z=0$. Any ideas?

This is an exercise taken from the book Churchill's about Complex Analysis, in case that is useful.

PD: I have made a mistake when replacing the cosines, and the function is a bit different. Iǘe already edited it.

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After normalising a little, you need the coefficient of $z^4$ in the Taylor series of

$$\frac{1+2z^9+z^{18}}{1 - \frac{5}{2}z^2 + z^4},$$

if you haven't made any mistakes in your computation thus far (which I haven't checked). Then expand the denominator in a geometric series. Since $9 > 4$, only the $1$ of the numerator is relevant for the coefficient of $z^4$, and

$$\frac{1}{1 - \frac{5}{2}z^2 + z^4} = 1 + \left(\frac{5}{2}z^2-z^4\right) + \left(\frac{5}{2}z^2-z^4\right)^2 + O(z^6)$$

makes it easy to see the coefficient of $z^4$ is $\frac{25}{4} - 1$.

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May be, this could help

If you use partial fraction decomposition, you get $$\frac{1+2z^3+z^9}{1 - \frac{5}{2}z^2 + z^4}=z^5+\frac{5 z^3}{2}+\frac{2 (20 z+1)}{3 \left(z^2-2\right)}+\frac{-17 z-16}{12 \left(2 z^2-1\right)}+\frac{21 z}{4}$$