document.write( "Question 35940: Suppose that an isosceles triangle has sides of length a,a, and b and is such that cos(2A)=sin(B). Show that sin^2(B)= -2sin(A)cos(A)cos(B). \n" ); document.write( "
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Suppose that an
\n" ); document.write( "isosceles triangle has sides of length a, a, and b and
\n" ); document.write( "is such that cos(2A)=sin(B). Show that
\n" ); document.write( "sin^2(B)=-2sin(A)cos(A)cos(B).
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer 22050 by venugopalramana(1719) About Me on
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\n" ); document.write( "suppose that an isosceles triangle has sides of length
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\n" ); document.write( "> such that cos(2A)=sin(B). Show that
\n" ); document.write( "sin^2(B)=-2sin(A)cos(A)cos(B).
\n" ); document.write( "COS(2A)=SIN(B).............................................................I
\n" ); document.write( "IN A TRIANGLE
\n" ); document.write( "A+B+C=180BUT SINCE C=A
\n" ); document.write( "B+2A=180...................................................................II
\n" ); document.write( "2A=180-B
\n" ); document.write( "COS(2A)=COS(180-B)=-COS(B)....FROM EQN.I,WE GET
\n" ); document.write( "-COS(B)=SIN(B)....OR......COS(B)=-SIN(B)..................................III
\n" ); document.write( "WE HAVE T.S.T.
\n" ); document.write( "SIN^2B=-2SIN(A)COS(A)COS(B),SUBSTITUTING FROM III IN
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\n" ); document.write( "TST....SIN^2B=-2SIN(A)COS(A)(-SIN(B))....OR.......
\n" ); document.write( "TST....SIN(B)=2SIN(A)COS(A)=SIN(2A)
\n" ); document.write( "USING EQN.II..............2A=180-B.....HENCE
\n" ); document.write( "SIN(2A)=SIN(180-B)=SIN(B)......THUS WE PROVED THE
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