CPP Solution of Triangles - 1 L I M I T E D

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The following questions are with reference to triangle ABC unless specified.

I - sin Law :

1. If a2, b2, c2 are in A.P. which of the following are in A.P.

(a) tan A, tanB, tanC (b) cotA, cotB, cotC (c) sinA, sinB, sinC (d) cosA, cosB, cosC

2. If cosA + 2 cos B + cos C = 2 then a, b, c are in

(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none

3. ¦a 3
cos(B  C) [IIT’ 07]
(a) 0 (b) a + b + c (c) 3abc (d) abc

4. b2 cos 2A – a2 cos 2B =
(a) a2 + b2 + c2 (b) b2 – c2 (c) c2 – a2 (d) b2 – a2

5. If sin A : sin C = sin (A – B) : sin (B – C) then

(a) a2, b2, c2 are in A.P. (b) a2, b2, c2 are in G.P.
(c) a, b, c are in AP (d) a, b, c are in GP

A bc
6. cot then the triangle is
2 a
(a) equilateral (b) Isoscelus (c) Right angled (d) none of these

7. cos A = cos B cos C, then cot B cot C =

(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/4

8. In isoseles triangle ABC if circumradius = AB = AC then angle A equals :

(a) 30º (b) 60º (c) 90º (d) 120º

cos A cosB cos C

9. If and a = 2 the area is [IIT ‘ 93]
a b c

3
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) (d) 3
2

10. Angles are in ratio 4 : 1 : 1 then the ratio of its largest side to its perimeter is : [IIT ‘ 03]
3 3 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3

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II - cosine Law :

sin A sinB sin C

11. If then cos A + cos B + cos C =
4 5 6
26 13 23 16
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 26 16 23
12. 2¦ (bc cos A)
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) a+b+c (d) a2 + b2 + c2

b  c cos A
13.
c  b cos A
cosB cos C sinB sinC
(a) (b) (c) (d)
cos C cosB sinC sinB

14. a = 2, b = 4 and angle c = 60º then angle A and B are

(a) 90º, 30º (b) 30º, 90º (c) 60º, 45º (d) 60º, 60º

sinB
15. If cos A then the triangle is
2 sin C
(a) equilateral (b) right angled (c) Isoceles (d) none

16. Angles are in AP and a, b, c are in GP then a2, b2, c2 are in :

(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these

17. Sides are 6, 10 and 14 then triangle is

(a) right angle (b) obtuse angled (c) acute angled (d) equilateral

18. If cot A, cot B and cot C are AP then a2, b2, c2 are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these

19. a = 4, b = 5, c = 6 then angle c =

(a) angle A (b) angle A/2 (c) angle 2A (d) angle 3A

a b
20. If angle c = 60º then 
bc c a
(a) 1 (b) 3/2 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/ 2

21. If AB = 2, BC = 4, CA = 3 and D is midpoint of side BC then :

7 5
(a) AD = 2.4 (b) AD2 = 2.5 (c) cosB (d) cosB
8 6

22. Sides are D  E, D  E and 3D 2  E2 ( D ! E ! 0) then the largest angle is

3S S 2S 5S
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 2 3 6

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III Half angle formulae :

23. If sin2 A/2, sin2 B/2 and sin2 C/2 are in HP then a, b, c are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these
C A 3b
24. If a cos
2
 c cos2 then a, b, c are in
2 2 2
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these

A bc
25. cos then
2 2c
(a) a2 + b2 = c2 (b) b2 + c2 = a2 (c) c2 + a2 = b2 (d) b – c = c – a

26. (S – b)(S – c) = x sin2 A/2, then x =

(a) ab (b) bc (c) ca (d) abc

A B
27. 1  tan tan
2 2
a 4a 2 2c
(a) (b) (c) (d)
abc abc abc abc

28. a = 5, b = 13, c = 12 then tan B/4 =

(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 1 (d) 2 1

IV r, R, A, Projection Formula :

29. (b + c) cos A + (c + a) cos B + (a + b) cos C =

(a) a + b + c (b) abc (c) 1 (d) 0

30. Side b is equal to

(a) a cos C + c cos B (b) a cos B + b cos A
(c) c cos A + a cos C (d) none of these

31. a = 13, b = 14 c = 15 then R =

21 65 65
(a) 6 (b) (c) (d)
4 8 2
32. a 3  1, ‘B 30º, ‘C 45º then area is

1 3 3 1 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2
33. The circumradius of an equilateral triangle of side 2 3 is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 2 3 (d) 3

§ B C·
34. r ¨ cot  cot ¸
© 2 2¹
(a) a (b) b (c) c (d) R

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ANSWERS:

1. b
2. a
3. c
4. d
5. a
6. c
7. b
8. d
9. d
10. b
11. c
12. d
13. b
14. b
15. c
16. a
17. b
18. a
19. c
20. a
21. b
22. c
23. c
24. a
25. a
26. b
27. d
28. d
29. a
30. c
31. c
32. c
33. b
34. a

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HINTS : ST1

1. b2 – a2 = c2 – b2
sin2B – sin2A = sin2C – sin2B
sin (B – A) sin (B + A) = sin (C – B) sin (C + B)
(sin B cos A – cos B sin A) sin C = (sin C cos B – cos C sin B) sin A
Divide by cos A cos B cos C both sides.

2. cos A + cos C = 2 (1 – cos B)

§ A C· § A C· B
2cos ¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸ 2.2 sin2
© 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ 2

§ A C· B
cos ¨ ¸ 2 sin
© 2 ¹ 2

B § A C· B B
2cos cos ¨ ¸ 2 u 2cos sin
2 © 2 ¹ 2 2

(A  C) (A  C)
2 sin cos 2 sinB
2 2
use 2 sin A cos B formula etc.

3. a3 cos (B – C) = k3 sin3 A cos (B – C) = k3/2 sin2 A [2sin(B + C) cos (B – C)]

= k3/2 sin2A (sin2B + sin2C) = k3 [sin2 A sin B cos B + sin2 A sin C cos C]
= ¦a 3
cos(B  C) k3 [sin2 A sin B cos B + sin2 A sin C cos C + sin2 B sin C cos C + sin2
B sin A cos A + sin2 C sin A cos A + sin2 C sin B cos B]
= k3 [sin A sin B (sin A cos B + cos A sin B) + ..........] etc.

4. b2 (1 – 2 sin2 A) – a2 (1 – 2 sin2 B) and sin2 A = K2a2 etc.

5. sin A sin (B – C) = sin C sin (A – B) Ÿ sin (B + C) sin (B – C)

= sin (A + B) sin (A – B) etc.

§B  C· §B C·
2 sin ¨ ¸ cos ¨ ¸
bc sinB  sinC © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹
6. a sin A A A and now equate to LHS.
2 sin cos
2 2

7. – cos (B + C) = cos B cos C Ÿ – cos B cos C + sin B sin C = cos B cos C etc.

cos A cosB cos C

9. Ÿ cot A cot B cot C Ÿ A B C
2R sin A 2R sinB 2R sinC

10. 4x + x + x = 180 and largest side D sin 4x, perimeter D (sin x + sin x + sin4x) etc.

11. a = 4K, b = 5K, c = 6K and subs. in cosine formula

17. Find largest angle i.e. if c =14 then find cos C.

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19. If cos C = cos 2A then C = 2A and cos 2A = 2 cos2A – 1

21. Triangle BAC :

4 2  22  3 2
cosB
2u 4u 2
Triangle BAD :
22  22  AD2
cos B
2u2u2

B
1  cos
B B 2 B
cos and then tan  [' tan ! 0]
28. Find 2 4 B 4
1  cos
2

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34. Use r and half angle formulae.
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