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How does cos^2A+cos^2B+cos^2C+2cosAcosBcosC=1,where A,B,C are angles of triangles?

How does cos^2A+cos^2B+cos^2C+2cosAcosBcosC=1,where A,B,C are angles of triangles?

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Rathod Shankar AskiitiansExpert-IITB
69 Points
14 years ago

   Dear Aparna Tiwari,       

 

          2cosAcosBcosC =(2cosAcosB)cosC                               here A+B+C=pi=∏       thereforen  C=pi-(A+B)
                                =(cos(A + B) + cos(A - B))cosC
                                =cos(pi - C)cosC + cos(A - B)cos(pi - (A + B))
                                =-2cos^2C - 2cos(A + B)cos(A - B)

                                =-cos^2C - cos^2A + sin^2B

 

cos^2A+cos^2B+cos^2C+2cosAcosBcosC=cos^2A+cos^2B+cos^2C-cos^2C - cos^2A + sin^2B

                                                                              =   cos^2B+ sin^2B =1

 

 


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Lab Bhattacharjee
121 Points
6 years ago
As cos(A+B)=cos(pi-C)=-cos Cπ2
 
cos^2A+cos^2B+cos^2C=1+\cos^2A-\sin^2B+\cos^2C=1+cos(A+B)cos(A-B)+cos^2C=1-cos C cos(A-B)-cos C cos(A+B)
 
=1-cos C[cos(A+B)+cos(A-B)]=1-cos C(2ocs Acos B)

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