A hexagon is inscribed in a circle of radius "r" , 2 of its sides have length one , 2 have length 2 and the remaining 2 have length 3 .
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Center be O,
From Triangle AOB , s i n α / 2 = 2 r 1
Similarly , s i n β / 2 = 4 r 1 , s i n γ / 2 = 2 r 3
α = a , β = b , γ = c
2 ( a + b + c ) = 3 6 0 ∘ , a + b + c = 1 8 0 ∘
Then,
c o s a + c o s b + c o s c = 1 + 4 ( s i n a / 2 ) ( s i n b / 2 ) s i n c / 2
1 − 2 s i n 2 a / 2 + 1 − 2 s i n 2 b / 2 + 1 − 2 s i n 2 c / 2 = 1 + 4 ( s i n a / 2 ) ( s i n b / 2 ) s i n c / 2
3 − 2 . 4 r 2 1 − 2 . r 2 1 − 2 . 4 r 2 9 = 1 + r 3 3
3 − 2 r 2 1 4 = 1 + r 3 3
r 3 3 + r 2 7 = 2