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Trigonometric Identities · Challenge problem

An angle θ\theta satisfies tan⁡θ=sin⁡θ+cos⁡θsin⁡θ−cos⁡θ\tan\theta = \dfrac{\sin\theta + \cos\theta}{\sin\theta - \cos\theta}. Find tan⁡2θ+cot⁡2θ\tan^2\theta + \cot^2\theta.