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Q.If A+B+C=πA + B + C = \pi (the angles of a triangle), prove that sin⁡2A+sin⁡2B+sin⁡2C=4sin⁡Asin⁡Bsin⁡C\sin 2A + \sin 2B + \sin 2C = 4\sin A \sin B \sin C.

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By the sum-to-product formula,

sin⁡2A+sin⁡2B=2sin⁡(A+B)cos⁡(A−B).\sin2A+\sin2B = 2\sin(A+B)\cos(A-B).

Since A+B+C=πA+B+C=\pi, we have A+B=π−CA+B=\pi-C, so sin⁡(A+B)=sin⁡(π−C)=sin⁡C\sin(A+B)=\sin(\pi-C)=\sin C. Hence

sin⁡2A+sin⁡2B=2sin⁡Ccos⁡(A−B).\sin2A+\sin2B = 2\sin C\cos(A-B).

Also sin⁡2C=2sin⁡Ccos⁡C\sin2C=2\sin C\cos C. Adding,

sin⁡2A+sin⁡2B+sin⁡2C=2sin⁡Ccos⁡(A−B)+2sin⁡Ccos⁡C=2sin⁡C[cos⁡(A−B)+cos⁡C].\sin2A+\sin2B+\sin2C = 2\sin C\cos(A-B) + 2\sin C\cos C = 2\sin C\left[\cos(A-B)+\cos C\right].

Now cos⁡C=cos⁡(π−(A+B))=−cos⁡(A+B)\cos C = \cos(\pi-(A+B)) = -\cos(A+B), so

cos⁡(A−B)+cos⁡C=cos⁡(A−B)−cos⁡(A+B).\cos(A-B)+\cos C = \cos(A-B)-\cos(A+B).

By the sum-to-product formula cos⁡X−cos⁡Y=−2sin⁡X+Y2sin⁡X−Y2\cos X-\cos Y=-2\sin\dfrac{X+Y}{2}\sin\dfrac{X-Y}{2} with …

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