First, we can express sin(2α) in terms of sin(α) and cos(α) using the double angle identity: sin(2α)=2sin(α)cos(α) Next, we can express cot(α) in terms of sin(α) and cos(α): cot(α)=sin(α)cos(α) Now, substitute these expressions into the original equation:
2sin(α)cos(α)⋅2sin(α)cos(α) Simplify the expression:
2sin(α)cos(α)⋅2sin(α)cos(α) We can cancel out the common factors 2 and sin(α) (assuming sin(α)=0): cos(α)⋅cos(α) This simplifies to:
cos2(α)