∵cosa+cos^2a=1
∵sin^2a+cos^2a=1
∴sin^2a=cosa
∴
sin^2a+sin^6a+sin^8a
=sin^2a+(sin^2a)^3+(sin^2a)^4
=cosa+cos^3a+cos^4a
=cosa+cos^2a(cosa+cos^2a)
=cosa+cos^2a(sin^2a+cos^2a)
=cosa+cos^2a
=sin^2a+cos^2a
=1
∵cosa+cos^2a=1
∵sin^2a+cos^2a=1
∴sin^2a=cosa
∴
sin^2a+sin^6a+sin^8a
=sin^2a+(sin^2a)^3+(sin^2a)^4
=cosa+cos^3a+cos^4a
=cosa+cos^2a(cosa+cos^2a)
=cosa+cos^2a(sin^2a+cos^2a)
=cosa+cos^2a
=sin^2a+cos^2a
=1