JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Identities Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Trigonometric Function

  • question_answer
    If \[\alpha +\beta +\gamma =\pi \]then the minimum value of \[cos\text{ }A+cos\text{ }B+cos\text{ }C\]

    A) is zero

    B) is positive

    C) lies between \[-2\] and \[-3\]

    D) is \[-3\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    For all x, \[\cos x\ge -1\] \[\therefore \,\,\cos A+\cos B+\cos C\ge -3\]and equality holds if \[\cos A=\cos B=\cos C=-1,\] which can be attained if \[A=\pi ,\,\,B=\pi ,\,C=-\pi \]


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