If in a triangle ABC cosAcosB+sinAsinBsinC=1 then how will you prove that the triangle is right angled and isosceles?

2 Answers
Jun 27, 2016

Please see below.

Explanation:

Multiplying both sides by 2 in given equality cosAcosB+sinAsinBsinC=1, we get

2cosAcosB+2sinAsinBsinC=2 or

2cosAcosB+2sinAsinBsinC=(sin^2A+cos^2A)+(sin^2B+cos^2B)

or (cos^2A+cos^2B-2cosAcosB)+(sin^2A+sin^2B-2sinAsinB)+2sinAsinB-2sinAsinBsinC=0 or

or (cosA-cosB)^2+(sinA-sinB)^2+2sinAsinB(1-sinC)=0

Note that all three terms contained above are positive, as while first two terms are squares and hence positive, third term is positive as sine of angles A and B is positive (as they are less than pi being angles of a triangle) and (1-sinC) too will be positive as sinC<1.

But, their sum is zero and hence each term is equal to zero, i.e.

cosA-cosB=0, sinA-sinB=0 and 1-sinC=0 or

cosA=cosB, sinA=sinB and 1-sinC=0

i.e. A=B and sinC=1 i.e. C=pi/2

Hence the triangle is isosceles and right angled.

Jun 27, 2016

as follows

Explanation:

Given
cosAcosB+sinAsinBsinC=1
=>cosAcosB+sinAsinB-sinAsinB+sinAsinBsinC=1

=>cos(A-B)-sinAsinB(1-sinC)=1

=>1-cos(A-B)+sinAsinB(1-sinC)=0
=>2sin^2((A-B)/2)+sinAsinB(1-sinC)=0

Now in above relation the first term being squared quantity will be positive.In the second term A,B and C all are less than
180^@ but greater than zero.
So sinA ,sinB and sinC all are positive and less than 1.So the 2nd term as a whole is positive.
But RHS=0.
It is only possible iff each term becomes zero.

When 2sin^2((A-B)/2)=0
thenA=B

and when 2nd term=0 then
sinAsinB(1-sinC)=0

0< A and B <180
=>sinA !=0and sinB!=0

So 1-sinC=0=>C=pi/2

So in triangle ABC
A=B and C=pi/2->"the triangle is right angled and isosceles"