In a triangle A B C , a 2 = b ( b + c ) where a = B C , b = C A and c = A B .
Find the ratio ∠ B ∠ A .
Bonus: Try getting a solution without using trigonometry. I couldn't :)
Source: A small deviation from INMO-1992.
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Let us extend C A to D such that ∣ A D ∣ = ∣ A B ∣ = c . Then, since
a 2 = b ( b + c ) ⟹ b a = a b + c ⟹ ∣ A C ∣ ∣ B C ∣ = ∣ B C ∣ ∣ D C ∣ ,
therefore △ A B C and △ D B C are similar, with ∠ A B C = ∠ B D C = ∠ B .
So ∠ A = 2 ∠ B D C = 2 ∠ B and the required ratio is ∠ B ∠ A = 2 .
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From cosine rule , we get
a 2 b 2 + b c b sin B sin B B 2 B ⟹ ∠ B ∠ A = b 2 + c 2 − 2 b c cos A = b 2 + c 2 − 2 b c cos A = c − 2 b cos A = sin C − 2 sin B cos A = sin ( A + B ) − 2 sin B cos A = sin A cos B + sin B cos A − 2 sin B cos A = sin A cos B − sin B cos A = sin ( A − B ) = A − B = A = 2 Given that a 2 = b ( b + c ) By sine rule sin B b = sin C c = k As sin C = sin ( 1 8 0 ∘ − A − B ) = sin ( A + B )