Trigonometry! #71

Geometry Level 3

In Δ A B C \Delta ABC , if b 2 + c 2 = 3 a 2 b^{2} + c^{2} = 3a^{2} , then enter the value of cot B + cot C cot A \frac {\cot B + \cot C}{\cot A}

This problem is part of the set Trigonometry .


The answer is 1.

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1 solution

Omkar Kulkarni
Feb 24, 2015

b 2 + c 2 = 3 a 2 b^{2}+c^{2}=3a^{2}

b 2 + c 2 a 2 = 2 a 2 b^{2}+c^{2}-a^{2}=2a^{2}

b 2 + c 2 a 2 2 b c = 2 a 2 2 b c \frac{b^{2}+c^{2}-a^{2}}{2bc}=\frac{2a^{2}}{2bc}

cos A = a 2 b c \cos A=\frac{a^{2}}{bc}

Also sin A = a k \sin A=\frac{a}{k}

cot A = a 2 b c a k = a k b c \Rightarrow \cot A=\frac{\frac{a^{2}}{bc}}{\frac{a}{k}}=\frac{ak}{bc}

Now, cot B + cot C \cot B+\cot C

= cos B sin B + cos C sin C =\frac{\cos B}{\sin B}+\frac{\cos C}{\sin C}

= sin C cos B + cos C sin B sin B sin C = \frac{\sin C\cos B+\cos C\sin B}{\sin B\sin C}

= sin ( B + C ) sin B sin C =\frac{\sin (B+C)}{\sin B \sin C}

= sin A sin B sin C =\frac{\sin A}{\sin B\sin C}

= a k b k c k =\frac{\frac{a}{k}}{\frac{b}{k}\cdot\frac{c}{k}}

= a k b c =\frac{ak}{bc}

cot B + cot C = cot A \therefore \cot B+\cot C=\cot A

cot B + cot C cot A = 1 \Rightarrow \frac{\cot B+\cot C}{\cot A}=1

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