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Q.In △ABC\triangle ABC, if a+b+c=2sa+b+c=2s, then prove that sin⁡(A2)=(s−b)(s−c)bc\sin\left(\dfrac{A}{2}\right)=\sqrt{\dfrac{(s-b)(s-c)}{bc}}, with usual notations.

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Start from cos⁡A\cos A via the Cosine Rule and use 1−cos⁡A=2sin⁡2A21-\cos A=2\sin^2\frac A2.

By the Cosine Rule: cos⁡A=b2+c2−a22bc\cos A = \dfrac{b^2+c^2-a^2}{2bc}

1−cos⁡A=1−b2+c2−a22bc=2bc−b2−c2+a22bc=a2−(b−c)22bc=(a−b+c)(a+b−c)2bc1-\cos A = 1-\dfrac{b^2+c^2-a^2}{2bc} = \dfrac{2bc-b^2-c^2+a^2}{2bc} = \dfrac{a^2-(b-c)^2}{2bc} = \dfrac{(a-b+c)(a+b-c)}{2bc}

Since a+b+c=2sa+b+c=2s:  a−b+c=2s−2b=2(s−b)\ a-b+c = 2s-2b = 2(s-b) and a+b−c=2s−2c=2(s−c)a+b-c=2s-2c=2(s-c).

1−cos⁡A=4(s−b)(s−c)2bc=2(s−b)(s−c)bc1-\cos A = \dfrac{4(s-b)(s-c)}{2bc} = \dfrac{2(s-b)(s-c)}{bc}

Using 1−cos⁡A=2sin⁡2A21-\cos A = 2\sin^2\dfrac A2: …

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