\(\left(\tan a+\cot a\right)^2=9\\ \dfrac{\sin^2a}{\cos^2a}+\dfrac{\cos^2a}{\sin^2a}+2.\tan a.\cot a=9\\ \dfrac{\sin^4a+\cos^4a}{\cos^2a.\sin^2a}=9-2\\ \sin^4a+\cos^4a=7\cos^2a.\sin^2a\\ \left(\sin^2a+\cos^2a\right)^2=9.\sin^2.\cos^2\\ 1^2=9.\sin^2a.\cos^2a\\ \Leftrightarrow\sin^2a.\cos^2a=\dfrac{1}{9}\\ \Leftrightarrow\sin a.\cos a=\dfrac{1}{3}\)