MCQ
In $\triangle A B C, \frac{1+\cos (A-B) \cos C}{1+\cos (A-C) \cos B}=$
  • A
    $\frac{a-b}{a-c}$
  • B
    $\frac{a+b}{a+c}$
  • C
    $\frac{a^2-b^2}{a^2-c^2}$
  • $\frac{a^2+b^2}{a^2+c^2}$

Answer

Correct option: D.
$\frac{a^2+b^2}{a^2+c^2}$
(D) $\frac{1+\cos C \cos (A-B)}{1+\cos (A-C) \cos B}=\frac{1-\cos (A+B) \cos (A-B)}{1-\cos (A-C) \cos (A+C)}$
$=\frac{1-\frac{1}{2}(\cos 2 A+\cos 2 B)}{1-\frac{1}{2}(\cos 2 A+\cos 2 C )}$
$=\frac{1-\frac{1}{2}\left(1-2 \sin ^2 A+1-2 \sin ^2 B\right)}{1-\frac{1}{2}\left(1-2 \sin ^2 A+1-2 \sin ^2 C \right)}$
$=\frac{\sin ^2 A+\sin ^2 B}{\sin ^2 A+\sin ^2 C }=\frac{ a ^2+ b ^2}{ a ^2+ c ^2}$

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