PRACTICAL -13

SOLUTION OF A TRIANGLE

1) In ∆ ABC prove that a sin A  b sin B  c sin( A  B )

Sol. By sine rule,
a b c
   k  a  k sin A; b  k sin B and c  k sin C
sin A sin B sin C
L.H.S. = a sin A  b sin B
= k sin A sin A  k sin B sin B  k (sin 2 A  sin 2 B )
= k sin A  sin B sin A  sin B 
  A B   A  B    A B   A  B 
= k  2sin   .cos     2cos   .sin  
  2   2    2   2 
  A B   A  B    A B   A  B 
= k  2sin   .cos     2sin   .cos  
  2   2    2   2 
= k sin  A  B   sin  A  B  
= k sin    C   sin  A  B  
= k sin C.sin( A  B )  A B C  
= c.sin( A  B ) = R.H.S.
2) In ∆ ABC if 2b  a  c then prove that
A C
3 tan .tan  1
2 2
a b c
Sol: Using sine rule   k
sin A sin B sin C
a  k sin A, b  k sin B , c  k sin C
 2b  a  c (Given)
2k sin B  k sin A  k sin C
2 sin    A  C    sin A  sin C  A  B  C   
 2sin  A  C   sin A  sin C
 AC   AC   AC   AC 
 2  2sin   .cos    2sin   .cos  
 2   2   2   2 
A C A C
 2 cos     cos   
2 2 2 2
 A C A C A C A C
 2 cos cos  sin sin   cos cos  sin sin
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A C A C A C A C
 2cos cos  2sin sin  cos cos  sin sin
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A C A C
 cos cos  3sin sin
2 2 2 2
A C
3sin sin
 2 2 1
A C
cos cos
2 2
A C
 3 tan tan  1
2 2
3) In ∆ ABC if a 2 , b2 , c 2 are in A.P. Hence prove that cot A, cot B, cot C are also in A.P.
Sol. By sine rule,
a b c
  k
sin A sin B sin C
 a  k sin A, b  k sin B , c  k sin C
Since a 2 , b2 , c 2 are in A.P. c 2  b 2  b 2  a 2
b2  a2  c2  b2
b2 a2  c2  b2
 
2ac 2ac
k 2 sin 2 B  a 2  c 2  b2 
  cos B  cos B  
2  k sin A  k sin C   2ac 
sin 2 B
  cos B
2sin A sin C
sin B 2 cos B
 
sin A sin C sin B
sin     A  C  
  2 cot B
sin A sin C
sin( A  C )
  2 cot B
sin A sin C
sin A cos C  cos A sin C
  2 cot B
sin A sin C
sin A cos C cos A sin C
   2cot B
sin A sin C sin A sin C
 cot C  cot A  2 cot B
Hence cotA, cotB, cotC are also in A.P.

4) In ∆ ABC prove that

C B
b cos 2 c cos 2  s . Where s is half the perimeter of ∆ ABC.
2 2
Sol: We know that
C s (s  c) B s ( s  b)
cos  & cos 
2 ab 2 ac
C B
L.H.S. = b cos 2  c cos 2
2 2
s ( s  c) s ( s  b)
= b.  c.
ab ac
s( s  c ) s( s  b)
= 
a a
s  s  c    s  b  
=
a
s
=  2s  b  c 
a
s
= a  b  c  b  c
a
s
=  a   s = R.H.S.
a
 C B
b cos 2  c cos 2  s hence proved.
2 2