By sine rule, we know that a = b = c =k (say) = k , b = k , c = k Now, LHS=a + b + c =k + k + k = k 2 (2 +2 +2 ) = k 2 ( 2A+ 2B+2 ) = k 2 (2 2A+2B 2 2A-2B 2 +2 ) = k 2 (2 (A + B) (A-B)+2 ) = k 2 (2 ( -C) (A-B)+2 ) ( + B + C= ) = k 2 (2 (A-B)+2 ) = k 2 2 ( (A-B)+ ) =k (2 ( A-B + C 2 ) ( A-B-C 2 ) ) =k (2 ( -B-B 2 ) ( B+C-A 2 ) ) ( + B + C= ) =k (2 ( -2B 2 ) ( -2A 2 ) ) ( + B + C= ) =k (2 ( 2 -B ) ( 2 -A ) ) =2k ( ) =2(k ) =2b =RHS = RHS Hence, a + b + c = 2 b .

a + b + c = 2b

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$\text{a}\cos\text{A + b}\cos\text{B + c}\cos\text{C = 2b}\sin\text{A}\sin\text{C}$

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By sine rule, we know that $\frac{\text{a}}{\sin\text{A}}=\frac{\text{b}}{\sin\text{B}}=\frac{\text{c}}{\sin\text{C}}=\text{k }\text{(say)}$ $\Rightarrow\text{a = k}\sin\text{A, b = k}\sin\text{B, c = k}\sin\text{C}$ Now, $\text{LHS}=\text{a}\cos\text{A + b}\cos\text{B + c}\cos\text{C}$ $=\text{k}\sin\text{A}\cos\text{A + k}\sin\text{B}\cos\text{B + k}\sin\text{C}\cos\text{C}$ $=\frac{\text{k}}{2}(2\sin\text{A}\cos\text{A}+2\sin\text{B}\cos\text{B}+2\sin\text{C}\cos\text{C})$ $=\frac{\text{k}}{2}(\sin2\text{A}+\sin2\text{B}+2\sin\text{C}\cos\text{C})$ $=\frac{\text{k}}{2}\Big(2\sin\frac{2\text{A}+2\text{B}}{2}\cos\frac{2\text{A}-2\text{B}}{2}+2\sin\text{C}\cos\text{C}\Big)$ $=\frac{\text{k}}{2}(2\sin(\text{A + B})\cos(\text{A}-\text{B})+2\sin\text{C}\cos\text{C})$ $=\frac{\text{k}}{2}(2\sin(\pi-\text{C})\cos(\text{A}-\text{B})+2\sin\text{C}\cos\text{C})$ $(\because\text{A + B + C}=\pi)$ $=\frac{\text{k}}{2}(2\sin\text{C}\cos(\text{A}-\text{B})+2\sin\text{C}\cos\text{C})$ $=\frac{\text{k}}{2}\times2\sin\text{C}(\cos(\text{A}-\text{B})+\cos\text{C})$ $=\text{k}\sin\text{C}\Big(2\cos\Big(\frac{\text{A}-\text{B + C}}{2}\Big)\cos\Big(\frac{\text{A}-\text{B}-\text{C}}{2}\Big)\Big)$ $=\text{k}\sin\text{C}\Big(2\cos\Big(\frac{\pi-\text{B}-\text{B}}{2}\Big)\cos\Big(\frac{\text{B}+\text{C}-\text{A}}{2}\Big)\Big)$ $(\because\text{A + B + C}=\pi)$ $=\text{k}\sin\text{C}\Big(2\cos\Big(\frac{\pi-2\text{B}}{2}\Big)\cos\Big(\frac{\pi-2\text{A}}{2}\Big)\Big)$ $(\because\text{A + B + C}=\pi)$ $=\text{k}\sin\text{C}\Big(2\cos\Big(\frac{\pi}{2}-\text{B}\Big)\cos\Big(\frac{\pi}{2}-\text{A}\Big)\Big)$ $=2\text{k}\sin\text{C}(\sin\text{B}\sin\text{A})$ $=2(\text{k}\sin\text{B})\sin\text{A}\sin\text{C}$ $=2\text{b}\sin\text{A}\sin\text{C}$ $=\text{RHS}$ $\therefore\text{LHS = RHS}$ Hence, $\text{a}\cos\text{A + b}\cos\text{B + c}\cos\text{C = 2 b}\sin\text{A}\sin\text{C}.$

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