Triangle ABC's Angles

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The angles in triangle A B C ABC satisfy 6 sin A = 3 3 sin B = 2 2 sin C . 6 \sin \angle A = 3\sqrt{3} \sin \angle B = 2\sqrt{2} \sin \angle C. If sin 2 A = a b \sin^2 \angle A = \frac{a}{b} , where a a and b b are coprime positive integers, what is the value of a + b a+b ?


The answer is 887.

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Arron Kau Staff
May 13, 2014

Let t = 6 sin A = 3 3 sin B = 2 2 sin C t = 6 \sin \angle A = 3\sqrt{3} \sin \angle B = 2\sqrt{2} \sin \angle C , then sin A = t 6 \sin \angle A = \frac{t}{6} , sin B = t 3 3 \sin \angle B = \frac{t}{3\sqrt{3}} and sin C = t 2 2 \sin \angle C = \frac{t}{2\sqrt{2}} . Thus, by the sine rule, we have

B C : C A : A B = sin A : sin B : sin C = t 6 : t 3 3 : t 2 2 = 6 : 2 2 : 3 3 BC:CA:AB = \sin \angle A: \sin \angle B: \sin \angle C = \frac{t}{6}: \frac{t}{3\sqrt{3}}: \frac{t}{2\sqrt{2}}\ = \sqrt{6}: 2\sqrt{2} : 3\sqrt{3}

Let B C = 6 k BC = \sqrt{6}k , C A = 2 2 k CA = 2\sqrt{2}k and A B = 3 3 k AB = 3\sqrt{3}k , for some positive real number k k . By the cosine rule, we have

cos A = ( 2 2 k ) 2 + ( 3 3 k ) 2 ( 6 k ) 2 2 2 2 k 3 3 k = 29 12 6 \cos \angle A = \frac{(2\sqrt{2}k)^2 + (3\sqrt{3}k)^2 -(\sqrt{6}k)^2}{2\cdot 2\sqrt{2} k \cdot 3\sqrt{3} k} = \frac{29}{12\sqrt{6}}

Thus sin 2 A = 1 cos 2 A = 1 2 9 2 1 2 2 6 = 23 864 \sin ^2 \angle A = 1 - \cos ^2 \angle A = 1 - \frac{29^2}{12^2\cdot 6} = \frac{23}{864} . Hence a + b = 23 + 864 = 887 a + b = 23 + 864 = 887 .

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