We REALize the denominator by multiplying by the conjugate of the denominator over itself: The denominator could be simplified but we don't need to because it is the sum of two squares which is real and positive. So we only need to show that the numerator is real and positive as well. Numerator = We use the double-angle identities: Numerator = These are complex numbers in polar or trig form, so we multiply the magnitudes and add the angles: Since B, C, and A are angles of a triangle, B+C+A = 180° or Since and , which is real. So we only need to show that this is positive. Since we are told that a² > b²+c², This makes the longest side greater than the hypotenuse of a right triangle with sides b and c, which means that angle A is greater than 90°, an obtuse angle. An obtuse angle is a QII angle which has a negative cosine. Therefore cos(A) is negative, and since a triangle with one obtuse angle has the other two angles acute. So cos(A) < 0, cos(B) > 0, cos(C) > 0 Therefore is the product of 4 factors, two of which are negative and two positive, which makes the product positive. Edwin