\(A=\frac{sin^2a-tan^2a}{cos^2a-cot^2a}=\frac{sin^2a-\frac{sin^2a}{cos^2a}}{cos^2a-\frac{cos^2a}{sin^2a}}=\frac{\frac{sin^2a\left(cos^2a-1\right)}{cos^2a}}{\frac{cos^2a\left(sin^2a-1\right)}{sin^2a}}=\frac{sin^4a.\left(-sin^2a\right)}{cos^4a.\left(-cos^2a\right)}=\frac{sin^6a}{cos^6a}=tan^6a\)