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Exercise 3.5 · Q72

Q.In △ABC\triangle ABC, A+B+C=πA+B+C=\pi; show that sin⁡A+sin⁡B+sin⁡C=4cos⁡A2cos⁡B2cos⁡C2\sin A+\sin B+\sin C=4\cos\dfrac{A}{2}\cos\dfrac{B}{2}\cos\dfrac{C}{2}

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Step 1: sin⁡A+sin⁡B=2sin⁡A+B2cos⁡A−B2\sin A+\sin B=2\sin\dfrac{A+B}{2}\cos\dfrac{A-B}{2}. Since A+B2=π2−C2\dfrac{A+B}{2}=\dfrac{\pi}{2}-\dfrac{C}{2}, sin⁡A+B2=cos⁡C2\sin\dfrac{A+B}{2}=\cos\dfrac{C}{2}.

Step 2: So sin⁡A+sin⁡B=2cos⁡C2cos⁡A−B2\sin A+\sin B=2\cos\dfrac{C}{2}\cos\dfrac{A-B}{2}.

Step 3: sin⁡C=2sin⁡C2cos⁡C2\sin C=2\sin\dfrac{C}{2}\cos\dfrac{C}{2}; using sin⁡C2=cos⁡A+B2\sin\dfrac{C}{2}=\cos\dfrac{A+B}{2}: sin⁡C=2cos⁡A+B2cos⁡C2\sin C=2\cos\dfrac{A+B}{2}\cos\dfrac{C}{2}.

Step 4: Total =2cos⁡C2[cos⁡A−B2+cos⁡A+B2]=2cos⁡C2⋅2cos⁡A2cos⁡B2=4cos⁡A2cos⁡B2cos⁡C2=2\cos\dfrac{C}{2}\left[\cos\dfrac{A-B}{2}+\cos\dfrac{A+B}{2}\right]=2\cos\dfrac{C}{2}\cdot2\cos\dfrac{A}{2}\cos\dfrac{B}{2}=4\cos\dfrac{A}{2}\cos\dfrac{B}{2}\cos\dfrac{C}{2}.

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Identity proved: sin⁡A+sin⁡B+sin⁡C=4cos⁡A2cos⁡B2cos⁡C2\sin A+\sin B+\sin C=4\cos\dfrac{A}{2}\cos\dfrac{B}{2}\cos\dfrac{C}{2}.

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