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\[1)\sin^{4}a - \sin^{2}a + \cos^{2}a =\]
\[= \left( 1 - \cos^{2}a \right)^{2} -\]
\[- \left( 1 - \cos^{2}a \right) + \cos^{2}a =\]
\[= 1 - 2\cos^{2}a + \cos^{4}a - 1 +\]
\[+ \cos^{2}a + \cos^{2}a = \cos^{4}a\]
\[2)\cos^{4}a - \cos^{2}a + \sin^{2}a =\]
\[= \left( 1 - \sin^{2}a \right)^{2} - \left( 1 - \sin^{2}a \right) +\]
\[+ \sin^{2}a =\]
\[= 1 - 2\sin^{2}a + \sin^{4}a - 1 +\]
\[+ \sin^{2}a + \sin^{2}a = \sin^{4}a\]