find angle A

Geometry Level 2

In triangle ABC cot A + cot B + cot C = √3


The answer is 60.

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In any triangle A B C , A + B + C = π \triangle {ABC},\angle A+\angle B+\angle C=π , and so cot A cot B + cot B cot C + cot C cot A = 1 \cot A\cot B+\cot B\cot C+\cot C\cot A=1

From the given information, cot A + cot B + cot C = 3 cot 2 A + cot 2 B + cot 2 C + 2 ( cot A cot B + cot B cot C + cot C cot A ) = 3 \cot A+\cot B+\cot C=\sqrt 3\implies \cot^2 A+\cot^2 B+\cot^2 C+2(\cot A\cot B+\cot B\cot C+\cot C\cot A) =3

cot 2 A + cot 2 B + cot 2 C = 3 2 = 1 \implies \cot^2 A+\cot^2 B+\cot^2 C=3-2=1

cot 2 A + cot 2 B + cot 2 C 1 = 0 \implies \cot^2 A+\cot^2 B+\cot^2 C-1=0

cot 2 A + cot 2 B + cot 2 C cot A cot B cot B cot C cot C cot A = 0 \implies \cot^2 A+\cot^2 B+\cot^2 C-\cot A\cot B-\cot B\cot C-\cot C\cot A=0

cot A = cot B = cot C A = B = C = 180 ° 3 = 60 ° \implies \cot A=\cot B=\cot C\implies A=B=C=\dfrac {180\degree}{3}=\boxed {60\degree} .

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