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Prove the following: In any triangle ABC, sin A − cos B = cos C then ∠ B = π2. - Mathematics and Statistics

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Prove the following:

In any triangle ABC, sin A − cos B = cos C then ∠B = `pi/2`.

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sin A − cos B = cos C

∴ sin A = cos B + cos C

∴ `2sin  "A"/2 cos  "A"/2 = 2cos(("B" + "C")/2)cos (("B" - "C")/2)`

∴ `2sin  "A"/2 cos  "A"/2 = 2cos(pi/2 - "A"/2)cos(("B" - "C")/2)  ...[(because "A" + "B" + "C" = pi","),(therefore ("B" + "C")/2 = pi/2 - "A"/2)]`

∴ `2sin  "A"/2 cos  "A"/2 = 2sin  "A"/2cos (("B" - "C")/2)`

∴ `cos  "A"/2 = cos (("B" - "C")/2)  ....[because sin  "A"/2 ≠ 0]`

∴ `"A"/2 = ("B" - "C")/2`

∴ A = B – C  .…(i)

In ΔABC,

A + B + C = π

∴ B – C + B + C = π …[From (i)]

∴ 2B = π

∴ B = `pi/2`

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Miscellaneous Exercise 3 | Q II. (20) | Page 58

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