Let's simplify the expression step by step:
ctg(3π/2 - a) = 1/tan(3π/2 - a) = 1/(-tan(a)) = -cot(a)
sin(a - 5π/2) = sin(a + π/2) = cos(a)
tan(π/2 + a) = -cot(a)
cos(7π/2 + a) = cos(3π/2 + 2π + a) = cos(3π/2 + a) = -sin(a)
Now, plugging these results back into the original expression:
Therefore, the simplified expression is -cos(a).
Let's simplify the expression step by step:
ctg(3π/2 - a) = 1/tan(3π/2 - a) = 1/(-tan(a)) = -cot(a)
sin(a - 5π/2) = sin(a + π/2) = cos(a)
tan(π/2 + a) = -cot(a)
cos(7π/2 + a) = cos(3π/2 + 2π + a) = cos(3π/2 + a) = -sin(a)
Now, plugging these results back into the original expression:
cot(a) - cos(a) + (-cot(a)) (-sin(a))= -cot(a) - cos(a) + cot(a) sin(a)
= -cos(a)
Therefore, the simplified expression is -cos(a).