JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Triangles & Properties of Triangle Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Properties of Triangles and Height & Dstances

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    If \[A+B+C=\pi \] then \[\Sigma \tan \frac{A}{2}\tan \frac{B}{2}=\]

    A) 1

    B) -1

    C) 2

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] since \[A+B+C=\pi \]
    \[\therefore \frac{A}{2}+\frac{B}{2}+\frac{C}{2}=\frac{\pi }{2}\Rightarrow \frac{A}{2}+\frac{B}{2}=\frac{\pi }{2}-\frac{C}{2}\]
    \[\therefore \tan \left( \frac{A}{2}+\frac{B}{2} \right)=\tan \left( \frac{\pi }{2}-\frac{C}{2} \right)=\cot \frac{C}{2}\]
    \[\Rightarrow \frac{\tan \frac{A}{2}+\tan \frac{B}{2}}{1-\tan \frac{A}{2}\tan \frac{B}{2}}=\frac{1}{\tan \frac{C}{2}}\]
    \[\Rightarrow \tan \frac{A}{2}\tan \frac{C}{2}+\tan \frac{B}{2}\tan \frac{C}{2}=1-\tan \frac{A}{2}\tan \frac{B}{2}\]
    \[\Rightarrow \tan \frac{A}{2}\tan \frac{B}{2}+\tan \frac{B}{2}\tan \frac{C}{2}+\tan \frac{C}{2}\tan \frac{A}{2}=1\]


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