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Any triangle, Trigonometric function - second episode! (Posted on 2007-11-18) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Prove that in any triangle cos(A)+cos(B)+cos(C)>1

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Solution Solution | Comment 7 of 12 |
Consider a triangle ABC,
b= a*cosC + c*cosA
c= a*cosB + b*cosA

Adding both the equations and upon simplification,
 we get
(b+c)*(1-cosA)=a*(cosB+cosC)
but in a triangle, b+c>a
=> (b+c)*(1-cosA)>a*(1-cosA)
=> a*(cosB+cosC)>a*(1-cosA)
=> cosA+cosB+cosC>1.

Hence Proved


  Posted by Praneeth on 2007-11-20 06:26:28
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