BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2011

  • question_answer
    If in a\[\Delta A B C,\cos A+\cos B+\cos C=3/2,\] then triangle is

    A) right angled         

    B) isosceles                              

    C) acute                                    

    D) equilateral

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[\cos A+\cos B+\cos C=3/2\](given) \[\Rightarrow \]    \[\frac{{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}}{2bc}+\frac{{{a}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}}{2ac}\]                 \[+\frac{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}-{{c}^{2}}}{2ab}=3/2\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[(a+b-c){{(a-b)}^{2}}+(b+c-a){{(b-c)}^{2}}\]                                 \[+(c+a-b){{(c-a)}^{2}}=0\] As we know, \[a+b>c,b+c>a,c+a>b\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[a=b=c\Rightarrow \]Triangle is an equilateral.


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