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Miscellaneous Exercise 3 (II) · Q108

Q.Prove the following: In any triangle ABCABC, if sin⁡A−cos⁡B=cos⁡C\sin A-\cos B=\cos C then ∠B=π2\angle B=\dfrac{\pi}{2}

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Step 1: Since A=π−(B+C)A=\pi-(B+C), sin⁡A=sin⁡(B+C)\sin A=\sin(B+C). So the given equation becomes sin⁡(B+C)=cos⁡B+cos⁡C\sin(B+C)=\cos B+\cos C.

Step 2: sin⁡(B+C)=2sin⁡B+C2cos⁡B+C2\sin(B+C)=2\sin\dfrac{B+C}{2}\cos\dfrac{B+C}{2} and cos⁡B+cos⁡C=2cos⁡B+C2cos⁡B−C2\cos B+\cos C=2\cos\dfrac{B+C}{2}\cos\dfrac{B-C}{2}.

Step 3: Since 0<B+C2<π20<\dfrac{B+C}{2}<\dfrac{\pi}{2}, cos⁡B+C2≠0\cos\dfrac{B+C}{2}\ne0; divide both sides by 2cos⁡B+C22\cos\dfrac{B+C}{2}: sin⁡B+C2=cos⁡B−C2\sin\dfrac{B+C}{2}=\cos\dfrac{B-C}{2}. …

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