\(\dfrac{1}{tan^2a}+\dfrac{1}{cot^2a}+\dfrac{1}{sin^2a}+\dfrac{1}{cos^2a}=7\)
=>\(\dfrac{sin^2a+1}{cos^2a}+\dfrac{cos^2a+1}{sin^2a}=7\)
=>\(\dfrac{sin^4a+sin^2a+cos^4a+cos^2a}{sin^2a\cdot cos^2a}=7\)
=>\(sin^4a+cos^4a+1=7\cdot sin^2a\cdot cos^2a\)
=>\(\left(sin^2a+cos^2a\right)^2-2\cdot sin^2a\cdot cos^2a+1=7\cdot sin^2a\cdot cos^2a\)
=>\(2=9\cdot sin^2a\cdot cos^2a\)
=>\(8=9\cdot sin^22a\)
=>16=9(1-cos4a)
=>1-cos4a=16/9
=>cos4a=-7/9