Consider the expression, cotθ−tanθ−2tan2θ−4tan4θ Simplify the above, sinθcosθ−cosθsinθ−2cos2θsin2θ−4cos4θsin4θ=22sinθcosθcos2θ−sin2θ−cos2θsin2θ−4cos4θsin4θ=22sinθcosθcos2θ−sin2θ−2cos2θsin2θ−4cos4θsin4θ=2(2)2sin2θcos2θ[cos22θ−sin22θ]−4cos4θsin4θ=sin4θ4cos4θ−4cos4θsin4θ Further simplify the above, 4[sin4θcos4θcos24θ−sin24θ]=8sin8θcos8θ=8cot8θ