Algebra and triangle

Algebra Level pending

A triangle have sides a a , b b , and c c , where a a and b b are roots of the following quadratic equation :

x 2 ( c + 6 ) x + 6 ( c + 3 ) = 0 x^{2}-(c+6)x+6(c+3)=0

What is the measure of the largest angle of the triangle in degrees ?


The answer is 90.

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1 solution

Chew-Seong Cheong
May 16, 2020

Since a a and b b are roots of x 2 ( c + 6 ) x + 6 ( c + 3 ) = 0 x^2 - (c+6)x+6(c+3) = 0 , by Vieta's formula , we have

{ a + b = c + 6 . . . ( 1 ) a b = 6 ( c + 3 ) . . . ( 2 ) \begin{cases} a + b = c + 6 & ...(1) \\ ab = 6(c+3) & ...(2) \end{cases}

( 1 ) 2 : a 2 + 2 a b + b 2 = c 2 + 12 c + 36 a 2 + b 2 = c 2 + 12 c + 36 2 a b Note that ( 2 ) : a b = 6 ( c + 3 ) = c 2 + 12 c + 36 2 12 c 36 a 2 + b 2 = c 2 \begin{aligned} (1)^2: \quad a^2 + 2ab + b^2 & = c^2 + 12c + 36 \\ a^2 + b^2 & = c^2 + 12c + 36 - 2\blue{ab} & \small \blue{\text{Note that }(2):\ ab = 6(c+3)} \\ & = c^2 + 12c + 36 - 2\blue{12c-36} \\ \implies a^2+b^2 & = c^2 \end{aligned}

Therefore, the given triangle is a right triangle and the measure of the largest angle is 90 \boxed{90}^\circ .

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