Triangle ABC

Geometry Level 4

In triangle A B C ABC , let a a , b b and c c be the sides corresponding to A \angle A , B \angle B and C \angle C , respectively. The side lengths of A B C ABC satisfy the following two equations: a 4 b + 4 c = 0 a - 4b + 4c = 0 and a + 2 b 3 c = 0 a + 2b - 3c = 0 . If sin A sin B + sin C = m n \frac{\sin \angle A}{\sin \angle B + \sin \angle C} = \frac{m}{n} , where m m and n n are coprime positive integers, what is the value of m + n m+n ?


The answer is 17.

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2 solutions

Vaibhav Agarwal
Mar 6, 2014

By sine law, sinA=a/2r, sinB=b/2r, sinC=c/2r. Thus we are required to find, sina/(sinB + sinC) = a/(b+c)

Now, subtracting the first given equation (a-4b+4c=0) from the second given equation (a+2b-3c=0), we get b=7/6c

Substituting this value of b in either of the equations, we get a=2/3c.

Substituting the values of a and b in terms of c in the required, we get a/(b+c)= 4/13

Mehul Chaturvedi
Dec 24, 2014

a 4 b + 4 c = 0 a + 2 b 3 c = 0 a-4b+4c=0 \\a+2b-3c=0

Subtract both equations and you will get

7 c = 6 b 7c=6b . . . . . . ( k ) ......(k)

Multiply 2nd eqn. by 2 2 and add both of them

You will get 3 a = 2 c 3a=2c . . . . . . . . ( l ) ........(l)

From ( k ) (k) and ( l ) (l) you can get 7 a = 4 b 7a=4b

Now by sine rule

s i n A a = s i n B b = s i n C c \dfrac{sin\angle A}{a}=\dfrac{sin\angle B}{b}=\dfrac{sin\angle C}{c}

we get s i n A = 4 s i n B 7 sin\angle A=\dfrac{4 sin\angle B}{7}

s i n C = 6 s i n B 7 sin\angle C=\dfrac{6 sin \angle B}{7}

Now plugging all these values in question asked

4 s i n B 7 6 s i n B 7 + s i n B \dfrac{\dfrac{4 sin\angle B}{7}}{\dfrac{6 sin\angle B}{7}+sin\angle B} = 4 13 \dfrac{4}{13}

Which gives us

s i n A s i n B + s i n C = 4 13 \dfrac {sin \angle A}{sin \angle B+sin \angle C}=\dfrac{4}{13}

Here m = 4 m=4 and n = 13 n=13

m + n 17 \therefore m+n \Rightarrow \huge\boxed{17}

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