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A triangle $A B C$ has sides $B C , C A$ and $A B$ of sides $a , b$ and $c$ respectively, and angles at $A , B$ and $C$ are $\alpha , \beta$ and $\gamma$ where $0 \leqslant \alpha , \beta , \gamma \leqslant \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi$.
(i) Show that the area of $A B C$ equals $\frac { 1 } { 2 } b c \sin \alpha$.
Deduce the sine rule
$$\frac { a } { \sin \alpha } = \frac { b } { \sin \beta } = \frac { c } { \sin \gamma } .$$
(ii) The points $P , Q$ and $R$ are respectively the feet of the perpeniculars from $A$ to $B C$, $B$ to $C A$, and $C$ to $A B$ as shown.
Prove that
$$\text { Area of } P Q R = \left( 1 - \cos ^ { 2 } \alpha - \cos ^ { 2 } \beta - \cos ^ { 2 } \gamma \right) \times ( \text { Area of } A B C ) .$$
(iii) For what triangles $A B C$, with angles $\alpha , \beta , \gamma$ as above, does the equation
$$\cos ^ { 2 } \alpha + \cos ^ { 2 } \beta + \cos ^ { 2 } \gamma = 1$$
hold?
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A triangle $A B C$ has sides $B C , C A$ and $A B$ of sides $a , b$ and $c$ respectively, and angles at $A , B$ and $C$ are $\alpha , \beta$ and $\gamma$ where $0 \leqslant \alpha , \beta , \gamma \leqslant \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi$.\\
(i) Show that the area of $A B C$ equals $\frac { 1 } { 2 } b c \sin \alpha$.

Deduce the sine rule

$$\frac { a } { \sin \alpha } = \frac { b } { \sin \beta } = \frac { c } { \sin \gamma } .$$

(ii) The points $P , Q$ and $R$ are respectively the feet of the perpeniculars from $A$ to $B C$, $B$ to $C A$, and $C$ to $A B$ as shown.

Prove that

$$\text { Area of } P Q R = \left( 1 - \cos ^ { 2 } \alpha - \cos ^ { 2 } \beta - \cos ^ { 2 } \gamma \right) \times ( \text { Area of } A B C ) .$$

(iii) For what triangles $A B C$, with angles $\alpha , \beta , \gamma$ as above, does the equation

$$\cos ^ { 2 } \alpha + \cos ^ { 2 } \beta + \cos ^ { 2 } \gamma = 1$$

hold?