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Geometry Level 3

Given that sin A + sin B + sin C = 0 \sin A+\sin B+\sin C=0

Then find the value of 2 sin 2 A cos ( B C ) cos ( B + C ) + 2 sin 2 B cos ( C A ) cos ( C + A ) + 2 sin 2 C cos ( A B ) cos ( A + B ) \dfrac{2\sin^{2}A}{\cos(B-C)-\cos(B+C)}+\dfrac{2\sin^{2}B}{\cos(C-A)-\cos(C+A)}+\dfrac{2\sin^{2}C}{\cos(A-B)-\cos(A+B)}


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The answer is 3.

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Sep 16, 2017

Similar solution with @Skanda Prasad 's

X = 2 sin 2 A cos ( B C ) cos ( B + C ) + 2 sin 2 B cos ( C A ) cos ( C + A ) + 2 sin 2 C cos ( A B ) cos ( A + B ) = c y c 2 sin 2 A cos ( B C ) cos ( B + C ) = c y c 2 sin 2 A cos B cos C + sin B sin C cos B cos C + sin B sin C = c y c 2 sin 2 A 2 sin B sin C = c y c sin 2 A sin B sin C Let a = sin A , b = sin B , c = sin C = a 2 b c + b 2 c a + c 2 a b = a 3 + b 3 + c 3 a b c Note: a + b + c = 0 a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = 3 a b c = 3 a b c a b c = 3 \begin{aligned} X & = \frac {2 \sin^2 A}{\cos(B-C)-\cos(B+C)} + \frac {2 \sin^2 B}{\cos(C-A)-\cos(C+A)} + \frac {2 \sin^2 C}{\cos(A-B)-\cos(A+B)} \\ & = \sum_{cyc} \frac {2 \sin^2 A}{\cos(B-C)-\cos(B+C)} \\ & = \sum_{cyc} \frac {2 \sin^2 A}{\cos B \cos C + \sin B \sin C -\cos B \cos C + \sin B \sin C } \\ & = \sum_{cyc} \frac {2 \sin^2 A}{2 \sin B \sin C} \\ & = \sum_{cyc} \frac {\sin^2 A}{\sin B \sin C} \quad \quad \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{Let }a = \sin A, \ b = \sin B, \ c = \sin C \\ & = \frac {a^2}{bc} + \frac {b^2}{ca} + \frac {c^2}{ab} \\ & = \frac {\color{#3D99F6} a^3+b^3+c^3}{abc} \quad \quad \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{Note: }a+b+c = 0 \implies a^3+b^3+c^3 = 3abc \\ & = \frac {\color{#3D99F6}3abc}{abc} = \boxed{3} \end{aligned}


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a + b + c = 0 a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = ( a + b + c ) ( a 2 + b 2 + c 2 a b b c c a ) + 3 a b c = 3 a b c \small \begin{aligned} a+b+c & = 0 \\ a^3+b^3+c^3 & = (a+b+c)(a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-bc-ca)+3abc = 3abc \end{aligned}

Skanda Prasad
Sep 15, 2017

We have 2 sin 2 A cos ( B C ) cos ( B + C ) + 2 sin 2 B cos ( C A ) cos ( C + A ) + 2 sin 2 C cos ( A B ) cos ( A + B ) \dfrac{2\sin^{2}A}{\cos(B-C)-\cos(B+C)}+\dfrac{2\sin^{2}B}{\cos(C-A)-\cos(C+A)}+\dfrac{2\sin^{2}C}{\cos(A-B)-\cos(A+B)} = 2 sin 2 A 2 \sinBsinC + 2 sin 2 B 2 \sinCsinA + 2 sin 2 C 2 \sinAsinB =\dfrac{2\sin^{2}A}{2\sinBsinC}+\dfrac{2\sin^{2}B}{2\sinCsinA}+\dfrac{2\sin^{2}C}{2\sinAsinB}

Cancelling the number 2 2 in each term and taking LCM , we have = sin 3 A + sin 3 B + sin 3 C \sinAsinBsinC =\dfrac{\sin^{3}A+\sin^{3}B+\sin^{3}C}{\sinAsinBsinC} = 3 s i n A s i n B s i n C \sinAsinBsinC =\dfrac{3sinAsinBsinC}{\sinAsinBsinC}
= 3 =\boxed{3}

@Skanda Prasad , as for \frac, we should put a backslash "\" before functions, such as \sin A sin A \sin A , \cos cos \cos , \tan tan \tan , \gcd gcd \gcd , \ln ln \ln , \int \int , \sqrt x x \sqrt x , \sum \sum . Note that functions are not in italic which is for variables and constant (note A A and x x ).

Chew-Seong Cheong - 3 years, 8 months ago

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Oh ok... I'll take care about that next time and I'll edit this one too...thanks for this!

Skanda Prasad - 3 years, 8 months ago

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