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SOLUTION OF TRIANGLE – SHEET - 2

cos A cos B cos C

Q.10 In a  ABC, if   , and the side a = 2, then area of the triangle is -
a b c
3
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D) 3
2
ANS D

Q.11 We are given b, c and sin B such that B is acute and b < c sin B. Then -
(A) No triangle is possible
(B) One triangle is possible
(C) Two triangles are possible
(D) A right angled triangle is possible
ANS A

Q.12 In the adjacent figure 'P' is any interior point of the equilateral triangle ABC of side length
2 unit
A

•P
B C
If xa, xb and xc represent the distance of P from the sides BC, CA and AB respectively then
xa + xb + xc is equal to -
3
(A) 6 (B) 3 (C) (D) 2 3
2
ANS B

Q.13 If two sides a, b and the angle A be such that two triangles are formed, then the sum of the two values of the third
side is -
(A) b2 – a2 (B) 2b cosA
bc
(C) 2b sinA (D)
bc
ANS B
Q.14 In the figure, ABC is triangle in which C = 90º and AB = 5 cm. D is a point on AB such that AD = 3 cm and
ACD = 60º. Then the length of AC is
C

60°

A B
3 cm D
5 cm
3 3
(A) 5 cm (B) cm
7 7

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(C) cm (D) none of these
7
ANS A
Q.9 If in a triangle ABC, (s – a)(s – b) = s(s – c), then angle C is equal to -
(A) 90º (B) 45º (C) 30º (D) 60º
ANS A

If the lengths of the sides of a triangle are 3, 5, 7, then the largest angle of the triangle is
ANS 

If in a triangle ABC, angle C is , then   

ANS 3

13. The number of triangles ABC that can be formed with   and  is [Roorkee Qualifying 1998]

ANS 1

   
In a    is equal to
 
[IIT Screening 2000]
(a)   (b)  
(c)   (d)  
ANS A
In a triangle , right angled at C, the value of  is
[Pb. CET 1990; Karnataka CET 1999; MP PET 2001]

(a)  (b)

(c) (d)

ANS B
In a   . Then   is equal to [DCE 2001]
(a) 2b (b) 2c
(c) 3b (d) 3a
ANS D

In a   is equal to

[EAMCET 2001]

(a) (b)


(c) (d)

ANS C

1. Show that, in general, the equation A sin 3 x  B cos3 x  C  0 has six distinct roots, no two of which differ by
A
2 , and that the tangent of their semi-sum is  .
B
A B A B
tan  tan 1  tan tan
ab 2 2 ab 2 2 .
2. In any triangle ABC, show that  and 
c A B c A B
tan  tan 1  tan tan
2 2 2 2

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A B C
3. In a triangle ABC, if tan , tan and tan are in arithmetic progression, then cos A,cos B and cosC are also
2 2 2
in arithmetic progression. Prove it.
5. If a, b, c are in A.P. Prove that cotA/2 cosA, cotB/2 cosB, cotC/2 cosC are in AP.
6. If tan A tan B  tan B tan C  tan C tan A  9, then prove that the triangle ABC is equilateral.
8. Three circles, whose radii are a, b, and c, touch one another externally and the tangnets at their points of contact
1/ 2
 abc 
meet in a point; prove that the distance of this point from either of their points of the contact is   .
abc
9. If a, b, c are the sides of a triangle, a, b, c the sides of a similar triangle inscribed in the former and  the
angle between the sides a and a , prove that 2 cos   1 .
A B C
 a  b  c 2  cot  cot
cot
11. Prove that 2  2 2 2
a  b2  c2 cot A  cot B  cot C
12. BC is a side of a square on the perpendicular bisector of BC two points P, Q are taken equidistant from the
centre of the square. BP, CQ are joined and intersect at A.
Prove that in triangle ABC tanA (tanB – tanC)2 + 8 = 0.

HINTS & SOLUTION

A
cos
5.
A
Note : cot cos A  2 1  2sin 2 A   cot A  sin A
2 A 2  2
sin 
2
As a, b, c are in AP, sin A,sin B,sin C are in AP ,
A C s(s  a) s(s  c)
Now, cot  cot  
2 2 (s  b)(s  c) (s  a)(s  b)
s s  b  s  a   s  c 
=  
 s  a  s  c   sb 
 
C b 
 cot  
2 abc b
 2 
C b  C
= cot   = 2cot
2b/2 2
A B C
 cot ,cot ,cot are in AP
2 2 2
A B C
 cot  sin A,cot  sin B,cot  sin C are in AP
2 2 2
A B C
 cot cos A,cot cos B,cot cos C are in AP
2 2 2
8. Semi perimeter of PQR is
2a  2b  2c
s a bc P
2
a a
 PQR   a  b  c  c.a.b
 PQR abc b O c
In radius= =
s abc
Q b c R

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12. Let OP = OQ = x Q
PD 2PD a  2x x
tan B    O A
a/2 a a x
QD a  2x P
tan C   a/2
a/2 a
4x B D C
tan C  tan B  a/2 a/2
a
16x 2
 tan C  tan B  2
2

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