Arithmetic Angles

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In a triangle A B C ABC , angle A A , angle B B and angle C C are in arithmetic progression and sin A , sin 2 B , \text{sin }A\,,\,\text{sin}^2B\,, and sin C \,\text{sin }C are also in arithmetic progression. Find A , B A\,,\,B\, and C \,C in degrees and submit A B |A - B| .


The answer is 30.

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A , B A\,,\,B\, and C \,C are in arithmetic progression.

A + C = 2 B \Rightarrow A + C = 2B\newline Also, A + B + C = 180 ° [ A + B + C = 180\degree\hspace{20pt} [ Angle sum property of triangle ] ]

Combining both the equation we get, B = 60 ° B = 60\degree

Let A = 60 ° α A = 60\degree - \alpha . Then C = 60 ° + α C = 60\degree + \alpha .

Now, sin A , sin 2 B \text{sin }A\,,\,\text{sin}^2B\, and sin C \,\text{sin }C are also in arithmetic progression. So,

sin A + sin C = 2 sin 2 B 2 sin ( A + C 2 ) \text{sin }A + \text{sin }C = 2\text{sin}^2B\newline \Rightarrow 2\text{sin}\Large\Big(\frac{A + C}{2}\Big) cos ( A C 2 ) \text{cos}\Large\Big(\frac{A - C}{2}\Big) = 2 ( 3 2 ) 2 = 2\Large\Big(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\Big)^2 sin 60 ° cos α = \newline \Rightarrow \text{sin }60\degree \text{cos }\alpha = 3 4 \Large\frac{3}{4} cos α = \newline\Rightarrow \text{cos }\alpha = 3 2 \Large\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} α = 30 ° \newline \Rightarrow \alpha = 30\degree or α = 30 ° \alpha = -30\degree

So possible sets of A , B , C A,B,C are ( 30 ° , 60 ° , 90 ° ) (30\degree,60\degree,90\degree) and ( 90 ° , 60 ° , 30 ° ) (90\degree,60\degree,30\degree) .

Hence A B |A - B| in both the case is same which is 30 ° 60 ° = 90 ° 60 ° = 30 ° |30\degree - 60\degree| = |90\degree - 60\degree| = 30\degree

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