Determine an angle or side from a trigonometric identity/equation
Given an equation involving trigonometric functions of the triangle's angles and/or sides (often requiring algebraic manipulation with sine/cosine rule), determine the value of an angle or side.
The three sides of triangle $a < b < c$ are in arithmetic progression (AP) with common difference $d = b - a = c - b$. Denote the angles opposite to sides $a , b , c$ respectively by $A , B , C$. Statements (1) $d$ must be less than $a$. (2) $d$ can be any positive number less than $a$. (3) The numbers $\sin A , \sin B , \sin C$ are in AP. (4) The numbers $\cos A , \cos B , \cos C$ are in AP.
16. (This question is worth 14 points) In $\triangle ABC$, the sides opposite to angles $A , B , C$ are $a , b , c$ respectively. Given that $A = \frac { \pi } { 4 }$ and $b ^ { 2 } - a ^ { 2 } = \frac { 1 } { 2 } c ^ { 2 }$ . (I) Find the value of $\tan C$; (II) If the area of $\triangle ABC$ is 7, find the value of $b$.
In triangle $ABC$, the sides opposite to angles $A, B, C$ are $a, b, c$ respectively. Given that the area of $\triangle ABC$ is $\frac { a ^ { 2 } } { 3 \sin A }$. (1) Find $\sin B \sin C$; (2) If $b + c = 2$, find the range of values of $a$.
In $\triangle ABC$, the interior angles $A$, $B$, $C$ have opposite sides $a$, $b$, $c$ respectively. If $2b\cos B = a\cos C + c\cos A$, then $B = $ \_\_\_\_
In $\triangle A B C$, the sides opposite to angles $A$, $B$, $C$ are $a$, $b$, $c$ respectively. Given $b \sin C + c \sin B = 4 a \sin B \sin C$ and $b ^ { 2 } + c ^ { 2 } - a ^ { 2 } = 8$, then the area of $\triangle A B C$ is \_\_\_\_
15. In $\triangle A B C$, the sides opposite to angles $A , B , C$ are $a , b , c$ respectively. Given $b \sin A + a \cos B = 0$, then $B =$ $\_\_\_\_$ .
18. (12 points) In $\triangle A B C$ , the sides opposite to angles $A , B , C$ are $a , b , c$ respectively. Given that $a \sin \frac { A + C } { 2 } = b \sin A$ . (1) Find $B$ . (2) If $\triangle A B C$ is an acute triangle and $c = 1$ , find the range of the area of $\triangle A B C$ .
In $\triangle A B C$ , $\sin ^ { 2 } A - \sin ^ { 2 } B - \sin ^ { 2 } C = \sin B \sin C$ . (1) Find $A$ ; (2) If $B C = 3$ , find the maximum value of the perimeter of $\triangle A B C$ .
Let the sides opposite to angles $A , B , C$ of $\triangle A B C$ be $a , b , c$ respectively. Given $$\sin C \sin ( A - B ) = \sin B \sin ( C - A )$$ (1) If $A = 2 B$ , find $C$ ; (2) Prove: $2 a ^ { 2 } = b ^ { 2 } + c ^ { 2 }$ .
(12 points) Let the sides opposite to angles $A, B, C$ of $\triangle ABC$ be $a, b, c$ respectively. Given $$\sin C \sin(A - B) = \sin B \sin(C - A)$$ (1) Prove: $2a^2 = b^2 + c^2$; (2) If $a = 5, \cos A = \frac{25}{31}$, find the perimeter of $\triangle ABC$.
Let the interior angles $A , B , C$ of $\triangle A B C$ and their opposite sides $a , b , c$ satisfy $\sin A + \sqrt { 3 } \cos A = 2$. (1) Find $A$. (2) If $a = 2$ and $\sqrt { 2 } b \sin C = c \sin 2 B$, find the perimeter of $\triangle A B C$.
(13 points) Let the sides opposite to angles $A , B , C$ of $\triangle A B C$ be $a , b , c$ respectively. Given $\sin C = \sqrt { 2 } \cos B , a ^ { 2 } + b ^ { 2 } - c ^ { 2 } = \sqrt { 2 } a b$ . (1) Find $B$ ; (2) If the area of $\triangle A B C$ is $3 + \sqrt { 3 }$ , find $c$ .
Given that the area of $\triangle ABC$ is $\frac{1}{4}$, if $\cos 2A + \cos 2B + 2\sin C = 2$, $\cos A \cos B \sin C = \frac{1}{4}$, then A. $\sin C = \sin^2 A + \sin^2 B$ B. $AB = \sqrt{2}$ C. $\sin A + \sin B = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{2}$ D. $AC^2 + BC^2 = 3$
Given that the area of $\triangle ABC$ is $\frac{1}{4}$, if $\cos 2A + \cos 2B + 2\sin C = 2$, $\cos A \cos B \sin C = \frac{1}{4}$, then A. $\sin C = \sin^2 A + \sin^2 B$ B. $AB = \sqrt{2}$ C. $\sin A + \sin B = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{2}$ D. $AC^2 + BC^2 = 3$
In a right angle triangle with sides $a < b < c$, where $\angle ACB = \theta$ is the smallest angle, show that $\sin^2\theta - \sqrt{5}\sin\theta + 1 = 0$, given that $\frac{1}{a^2} + \frac{1}{b^2} = \frac{1}{c^2}$ (i.e., the reciprocals of the sides also form a right triangle).
If $A , B , C$ are the angles of a triangle and $\sin ^ { 2 } A + \sin ^ { 2 } B = \sin ^ { 2 } C$, then $C$ is equal to (A) $30 ^ { \circ }$ (B) $90 ^ { \circ }$ (C) $45 ^ { \circ }$ (D) none of the above
If $A , B , C$ are the angles of a triangle and $\sin ^ { 2 } A + \sin ^ { 2 } B = \sin ^ { 2 } C$, then $C$ is equal to (A) $30 ^ { \circ }$ (B) $90 ^ { \circ }$ (C) $45 ^ { \circ }$ (D) none of the above
If $A , B , C$ are the angles of a triangle and $\sin ^ { 2 } A + \sin ^ { 2 } B = \sin ^ { 2 } C$, then $C$ is equal to (A) $30 ^ { \circ }$ (B) $90 ^ { \circ }$ (C) $45 ^ { \circ }$ (D) none of the above
In a triangle $ABC$, $3\sin A + 4\cos B = 6$ and $4\sin B + 3\cos A = 1$ hold. Then the angle $C$ equals (A) $30^\circ$ (B) $60^\circ$ (C) $120^\circ$ (D) $150^\circ$.
1. A triangle $A B C$ is given with sides $A B = a$ and $B C = \sqrt { 3 } a$. Which of the following statements is correct? – If $A \hat { C } B = \frac { \pi } { 6 }$, then the triangle is right-angled; – If the triangle is right-angled, then $A \hat { C } B = \frac { \pi } { 6 }$. Justify your answers.
24. In a $\triangle \mathrm { ABC }$, among the following which one is true? (a) $( b + c ) \cos A / 2 = a \sin ( ( B + C ) / 2 )$ (b) $( b + c ) \cos ( ( B + C ) / 2 ) = a \sin A / 2$ (c) $( b - c ) \cos ( ( B - C ) / 2 ) = a \cos ( A / 2 )$ (d) $( b - c ) \cos A / 2 = a \cos ( ( B - C ) / 2 )$
In a triangle $A B C$ with fixed base $B C$, the vertex $A$ moves such that $$\cos B + \cos C = 4 \sin ^ { 2 } \frac { A } { 2 }$$ If $a , b$ and $c$ denote the lengths of the sides of the triangle opposite to the angles $A , B$ and $C$, respectively, then (A) $b + c = 4 a$ (B) $b + c = 2 a$ (C) locus of point $A$ is an ellipse (D) locus of point $A$ is a pair of straight lines
If the angles $\mathrm { A } , \mathrm { B }$ and C of a triangle are in an arithmetic progression and if $\mathrm { a } , \mathrm { b }$ and c denote the lengths of the sides opposite to $\mathrm { A } , \mathrm { B }$ and C respectively, then the value of the expression $\frac { a } { c } \sin 2 C + \frac { c } { a } \sin 2 A$ is A) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ B) $\frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 }$ C) 1 D) $\sqrt { 3 }$