(1-cos^4a-sin^4a)/(1-cos^6a-sin^6a)
=[1-(cos^4a+sin^4a+2cos^2asin^2a)+2cos^2asin^2a]/[1-((cos^2a)^3+(sin^2a)^3)]
=[1-(cos^2a+sin^2a)^2+2cos^2asin^2a]/[1-(cos^2a+sin^2a)(cos^4a+sin^4a-cos^2asin^2a)]
=(2cos^2asin^2a)/[1-(cos^4a+sin^4a-cos^2asin^2a)]
=2cos^2asin^2a/[1-(cos^2a+sin^2a)^2+3cos^2asin^2a]
=2cos^2asin^2a /3cos^2asin^2a
=2/3