is a non-degenerate triangle such that , what is the value of ?
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Let R be the radius of the circumcircle of triangle A B C and B C = a , A C = b , A B = c , then by the extended sine rule, we have sin ∠ A = 2 R a , sin ∠ B = 2 R b and sin C = 2 R c . Substituting this into the given equation, we have
2 sin ∠ B ⋅ cos ∠ C + sin ∠ C 2 ⋅ 2 R b ⋅ cos ∠ C + 2 R c cos ∠ C = sin A + sin B = 2 R a + 2 R b = 2 b a + b − c
From the cosine rule, we have cos ∠ C = 2 a b a 2 + b 2 − c 2 .
Equating the two we have
2 b a + b − c a 2 + a b − a c 0 = 2 a b a 2 + b 2 − c 2 = a 2 + b 2 − c 2 = b 2 − c 2 − a b + a c = ( b + c − a ) ( b − c )
By the triangle inequality, we have b + c > a for non-degenerate triangles, thus b = c is the only possible solution. Hence 1 0 0 A B A C = 1 0 0 c b = 1 0 0 .