To find the area of the shaded region between the inner and outer loop of the limaçon, we can use the polar area formula. Given the limaçon's polar equation:

$r = 12 \cos(\theta) - 6$

we'll proceed with these steps:

1. Identify the Inner and Outer Loops: The inner loop occurs where $r = 0$, which gives: $12 \cos(\theta) - 6 = 0 \Rightarrow \cos(\theta) = \frac{1}{2}$ This happens at $\theta = \frac{\pi}{3}$ and $\theta = \frac{5\pi}{3}$.

2. Calculate the Bounds for Integration: We will integrate from $\theta = 0$ to $\theta = \pi$, as this covers one complete sweep of both loops.

3. Set Up the Area Formula: To find the area between the inner and outer loops, we calculate the area of the outer loop and subtract the area of the inner loop.

   The area $A$ between two curves in polar coordinates is given by: $A = \frac{1}{2} \int_{\alpha}^{\beta} \left( r_{\text{outer}}^2 - r_{\text{inner}}^2 \right) \, d\theta$

4. Compute the Area of the Outer and Inner Loops: Since both loops are generated by the same function $r = 12 \cos(\theta) - 6$, we can calculate the total area by setting up the integral over $0$ to $\pi$.

Let's proceed with these calculations.

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