Lời giải:
Ta có:
\(\frac{\cot ^2a-\cos ^2}{\cot ^2a}+\frac{\sin a\cos a}{\cot a}=1-\frac{\cos ^2a}{\cot ^2a}+\frac{\sin a\cos a}{\cot a}\)
\(=1-\frac{\cos ^2a}{\frac{\cos ^2a}{\sin ^2a}}+\frac{\sin a\cos a}{\frac{\cos a}{\sin a}}=1-\sin ^2a+\sin ^2a=1\)
Ta có đpcm.