If $\alpha + \beta - \gamma = \pi$, and $\sin ^ 2\alpha + \sin^2\beta - \sin^2\gamma = \lambda\sin\alpha\sin\beta\cos\gamma$, then find $\lambda$.
From the first equation we get that $\sin^2\gamma = sin^2(\alpha+\beta) \text{ and } \cos\gamma = -(\alpha+\beta)$.
Putting this in the second equation, we get
$$(2-\lambda)(\tan\alpha\tan\beta - 1) = 0$$
So $\lambda =\boxed{2}$
However, the procedure that I did is very long. Is there a simpler way to solve it?