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Prove that: (b²-c²/a)CosA+(c²-a²/b)CosB+(a²-b²/c)CosC = 0​

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Prove that:

[tex]\:\:\sf\:\:\left(\dfrac{b^2-c^2}{a}\right)\cos A+\left(\dfrac{c^2-a^2}{b}\right)\cos B +\left(\dfrac{a^2-b^2}{c}\right)\cos C=0[/tex]

Proof:

We know that, by Law of Cosines,

  • [tex]\sf \cos A=\dfrac{b^2+c^2-a^2}{2bc}[/tex]
  • [tex]\sf \cos B=\dfrac{c^2+a^2-b^2}{2ca}[/tex]
  • [tex] \sf \cos C=\dfrac{a^2+b^2-c^2}{2ab}[/tex]

Taking LHS

[tex]\left(\dfrac{b^2-c^2}{a}\right)\cos A+\left(\dfrac{c^2-a^2}{b}\right)\cos B +\left(\dfrac{a^2-b^2}{c}\right)\cos C[/tex]

Substituting the value of cos A, cos B and cos C,

[tex]\longmapsto\left(\dfrac{b^2-c^2}{a}\right)\left(\dfrac{b^2+c^2-a^2}{2bc}\right)+\left(\dfrac{c^2-a^2}{b}\right)\left(\dfrac{c^2+a^2-b^2}{2ca}\right)+\left(\dfrac{a^2-b^2}{c}\right)\left(\dfrac{a^2+b^2-c^2}{2ab}\right) [/tex]

[tex]\longmapsto\left(\dfrac{(b^2-c^2)(b^2+c^2-a^2)}{2abc}\right)+\left(\dfrac{(c^2-a^2)(c^2+a^2-b^2)}{2abc}\right)+\left(\dfrac{(a^2-b^2)(a^2+b^2-c^2)}{2abc}\right)[/tex]

[tex]\longmapsto\left(\dfrac{(b^2-c^2)(b^2+c^2)-(b^2-c^2)(a^2)}{2abc}\right)+\left(\dfrac{(c^2-a^2)(c^2+a^2)-(c^2-a^2)(b^2)}{2abc}\right)+\left(\dfrac{(a^2-b^2)(a^2+b^2)-(a^2-b^2)(c^2)}{2abc}\right)[/tex]

[tex]\longmapsto\left(\dfrac{(b^4-c^4)-(a^2b^2-a^2c^2)}{2abc}\right)+\left(\dfrac{(c^4-a^4)-(b^2c^2-a^2b^2)}{2abc}\right)+\left(\dfrac{(a^4-b^4)-(a^2c^2-b^2c^2)}{2abc}\right)[/tex]

[tex]\longmapsto\dfrac{b^4-c^4-a^2b^2+a^2c^2}{2abc}+\dfrac{c^4-a^4-b^2c^2+a^2b^2}{2abc}+\dfrac{a^4-b^4-a^2c^2+b^2c^2}{2abc}[/tex]

On combining the fractions,

[tex]\longmapsto\dfrac{(b^4-c^4-a^2b^2+a^2c^2)+(c^4-a^4-b^2c^2+a^2b^2)+(a^4-b^4-a^2c^2+b^2c^2)}{2abc}[/tex]

[tex]\longmapsto\dfrac{b^4-c^4-a^2b^2+a^2c^2+c^4-a^4-b^2c^2+a^2b^2+a^4-b^4-a^2c^2+b^2c^2}{2abc}[/tex]

Regrouping the terms,

[tex]\longmapsto\dfrac{(a^4-a^4)+(b^4-b^4)+(c^4-c^4)+(a^2b^2-a^2b^2)+(b^2c^2-b^2c^2)+(a^2c^2-a^2c^2)}{2abc}[/tex]

[tex]\longmapsto\dfrac{(0)+(0)+(0)+(0)+(0)+(0)}{2abc}[/tex]

[tex]\longmapsto\dfrac{0}{2abc}[/tex]

[tex]\longmapsto\bf 0=RHS[/tex]

LHS = RHS proved.

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