344. Some trigonometry problems.
by Virgil Nicula, Jun 18, 2012, 2:29 PM
PP0. Let
and sequencies
for
;
. Prove that
. See and here.
PP1. Let
be a triangle so that
and
. Find the value of
.
Proof 1 (only with angles). The relation
means that exists
so that
. Thus,


. Since
obtain that
.
Proof 2. From well-known property
obtain that
.
Hence can suppose w.l.o.g. that
and
.
Proof of the remarkable property. Denote
for which
. Thus,

(the line
is tangent to the circumcircle of the triangle
in the point
)
. Denote
.
Proof 3.

.
PP1 bis. In any triangle
exists the implication
.
Proof 1 (synthetic). Denote
so that
.
Thus,
,
and

and
.
.
Proof 2 (metric). Denote
so that
. Thus
,
,
,
. Apply the Srewart's relation to the ray
in

.
Proof 3 (trigonometric).
![$c=a[3-2(1-\cos 2A)]\implies$](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/0/c/50cbd1dba9c3a355610e512e94d8e73a78202c23.png)
. Thus,

.
Proof 4. Denote
so that
. Thus,
,
and
,
.
Apply the well-known relation

.
Proof.




. In conclusion.
.
PP2. Let
be the length-sides of
,so that
,
and
. Find the value of
.
Proof.

, i.e.
. Apply Pythagoras' relation
. Remark that
.
PP3. Prove that
.
Proof 1. Denote
. The assumption becomes
, i.e.
and the conclusion becomes 

, what is truly because
and
.
Proof 2.

.
PP4. Let
be the length-sides of a triangle
, where
. Find the value of
.
Proof. Prove easily that
, where
. From the relations
obtain

Apply the relation
.
Remark. Prove easily that
. Thus, 
.
PP5. Let
with
. Find the area
.
Proof 1.
and

. Since
obtain
.
From the relations
and
get
, i.e.
. In conclusion,
.
Proof 2 (GANITEE).
and
. Using the well-known identity
obtain that
. In conclusion,
.
An easy extension. Let
be a triangle with
. Then
.
Proof.
Since
obtain that
. Therefore,

because
.

.
Remark. The proposed problem is a particular case of this characterization because
, what is truly. Thus,
,
and denote
, where
is the midpoint of
. Then
, i.e.
and
.
PP6. An isosceles triangle has its orthocentre lying on its incircle. Prove that
.
Proof. Let
be an
-isosceles triangle with the incircle
and the circumcircle
. Denote midpoint
of
. Thus,
.

.
Remark. I used the remarkable identity
. In the particular
case
this identity becomes
.
PP7. An
-isosceles triangle
has its circumcentre lying on its incircle. Prove that
.
Proof.
and

.
PP8. An
-isosceles triangle
has its Nagel point lying on its incircle. Prove that
.
Proof. Denote
, where
is the Nagel point of
, i.e.
and
.
Apply the Menelaus' theorem to the transversal
for

. Therefore,

and
.
PP9. In a triangle
,
and
. Find the value
. (China JiangXi 2012)
Proof.

. I used the well-known identity
.
PP10. Let
with the circymcircle
. Let
be the midpoint of
and
such that
, where
. Prove that
.
Method 1.
, where
.
Method 2. Denote
, where
is the tangent in
to
. Prove easily that
.
PP11. Solve the equation
.
Proof.


.
PP12. Solve the equation
.
Proof.


.
PP13. Solve the equation
, where
.
Proof.
and 


a.s.o.
PP14. Let
be a rhombus.The circumradius of
is
and the circumradius of
is
. Find the area of rhombus.
Proof. Let
and
. Thus,
and ![$[ABCD]=a^2\sin\phi=$](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/8/4/a/84a9101fa55bff72c17eb2b822e10ee708140d00.png)
.
PP15. Let
and
such that
. Find
.
Proof 1 (trigonometric).

.
Proof 2 (trigonometric).

.
Proof 3 (trigonometric). Let
so that
and
. Thus, 
.
PP16.
is an equilateral triangle.
Proof 1.![\[\frac{\sin B\cos C}{\sin A} =\frac{\sin C\cos A}{\sin B} = \frac{\sin A\cos B}{\sin C}\]](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/1/1/c1114ceed879704b75f87a4749d33a9e63863c40.png)
![\[\frac ba\cdot\frac {a^2+b^2-c^2}{2ab} =\frac cb\cdot\frac {b^2+c^2-a^2}{2bc} =\frac ac\cdot\frac {c^2+a^2-b^2}{2ca}\]](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/1/6/a164d10c1b0f268d4ac7f040b69c7fd4f7694825.png)
![\[\frac {b^2-c^2}{a^2}=\frac {c^2-a^2}{b^2}=\frac {a^2-b^2}{c^2}=\frac {\left(b^2-c^2\right)+\left(c^2-a^2\right)+\left(a^2-b^2\right)}{a^2+b^2+c^2}\]](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/e/7/ee712ca74bfaaa269da93dd929175271232fae4c.png)
Proof 2. ![\[\frac{\sin B\cos C}{\sin A} =\frac{\sin C\cos A}{\sin B} = \frac{\sin A\cos B}{\sin C}\]](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/1/1/c1114ceed879704b75f87a4749d33a9e63863c40.png)
![\[\frac {\sin (B-C)}{\sin (B+C)} =\frac {\sin (C-A)}{\sin (C+A)} =\frac {\sin (A-B)}{\sin (A+B)}\]](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/b/1/db1159c2b64d417ba1f49333570b64b06f4f8d77.png)
![\[\frac {\sin B\cos C}{\sin C\cos B}=\frac {\sin C\cos A}{\sin A\cos C}=\frac {\sin A\cos B}{\sin B\cos A}\]](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/4/5/745d198af18d215a3a8b3e58f9413118047578fc.png)
![\[\frac {\tan B}{\tan C}=\frac {\tan C}{\tan A}=\frac {\tan A}{\tan B}=\sqrt [3]{\frac {\tan B}{\tan C}\cdot\frac {\tan C}{\tan A}\cdot\frac {\tan A}{\tan B}}=1\]](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/0/0/4007258c42648e1773ec74802b3ac937e993cf5e.png)
![\[\tan A=\tan B=\tan C\]](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/d/f/5df455366553b066ed86876935ebe179219da536.png)
![\[a=b=c\]](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/8/8/4882ed810e2fa587feccdd728930ecd4f8708885.png)
PP17. Let
and the midpoint
of
such that
and
. Prove that
.
Proof.
and

. I used the well-known property
.
PP18. Let
be an
-isosceles with the ortocenter
and the incircle
. Prove that
.
Proof. Let the midpoint
of
and suppose w.l.o.g.
. Thus,
,
. Thus,

.
Otherwise.

. I used the identities
and
.
Remark. In any triangle
there is the equivalence
.
If
, then
becomes
a.s.o.
PP19. If in a triangle
, median
is such that
and
, then prove that
.
Proof 1 (synthetic). Denote
and the second intersection
of
with the circumcircle of
.
Prove easily that
. In conclusion,
.
Proof 2.
. Apply an well-known property
. Thus,
![$\frac {\sin \left[3\left(45^{\circ}-C\right)\right]}{\sin\left(45^{\circ}-C\right)}=$](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/7/e/57e79ab34a5b42507c232572b729890e1564466c.png)
.
PP20. Prove that
.
Proof.

.
PP21. Find
such that
.
Proof.
, i.e.

. Therefore,


. We can use
the standard notation
, where
is the period. In the our case,
.
PP22. Solve the trigonometrical equation
.
Proof.

.
PP23. Let
be a triangle for which
and
. Find the value of
.
Proof 1 (with lengths).
, Therefore,

. These values correspond to a
triangle.
Proof 2 (with angles). Firstly, by using the law of sines in the given equality i.e.
we obtain
and since
it means that
.
On the other hand, by the law of cosines one has:
which further rewrites as

, where at the last step I used again the law of sines. But taking into account the above derived relation
, the latter equality reduces
to:
. Now denote
to rewrite the previous relation as a quadratic equation:
, which has the solutions
.
Hence
and thus
but since
it means that the only possible values for
are
or
which leads to:
.
Now it's easy to check that these values fullfill the given conditions, as they correspond to a
triangle.
PP24. Solve the equation
.
Proof. The relation

.
PP25. Let
be a triangle for which
. What type of triangle is this ?
Proof 1 (trig. - vanstraelen).

.
Proof 2 (metric - Faustus).
![$a^2\cdot \left[(b+c)^2-a^2\right]=(b+c)^2\cdot\left[a^2-(b-c)^2\right]\iff$](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/6/a/a6a5a8efc705ea27a79bc26177b5f5811b0ab0f2.png)
.
Proof 3 (algebraic - Farenhajt). Denote
, where
and
. Thus, 

.
PP26. Let
be a rectangle with
. Let
so that
and
. Show that
.
Proof 1 (trigonometric). Suppose w.l.o.g. that
. Thus,
and
,
and
.
In conclusion,
.
Proof 2 (trigonometric). Denote
and
such that
and
. Prove easily that
. Obtain that
is
-rightangled and isosceles triangle and
.
PP27. Let
be a square with
and
,
so that
and
. Find
.
Proof 1. Denote
so that
and
. Observe that
and
.
Proof 2. Denote
. Observe that 
and
.
Remark.
.
PP28. Let
be a triangle so that
. Prove that
.
Proof.
,
,
for some positive real number
. Using the well-known identity
obtain
that
and
,
,
,
,
. Therefore,
.
PP29. Prove that in
there is the implication
.
Proof 1. Take regular
with
. The Ptolemy's relation in
.
Proof 2.

. Since
obtain

So

. From
obtain that
. But

- truly.
Proof 3. Let
. So
. Denote
. Thus,
. Thus 
. Denote
. Thus,
,

and
.





PP1. Let




Proof 1 (only with angles). The relation















Proof 2. From well-known property




Hence can suppose w.l.o.g. that













(the line







Proof 3.





















PP1 bis. In any triangle


![\[\Longrightarrow\ \mathrm{(\ implication\ from\ left\ to\ right\ )}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/b/6/7b6ea8a62e098a44ae37068801e99c137f4c89b3.png)


Thus,
















Proof 2 (metric). Denote














Proof 3 (trigonometric).


![$c=a[3-2(1-\cos 2A)]\implies$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/0/c/50cbd1dba9c3a355610e512e94d8e73a78202c23.png)







Proof 4. Denote






Apply the well-known relation






![\[\Longleftrightarrow\ \mathrm{(\ equivalence\ )}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/b/0/2b0e29c93ebf868847760a963774f7d5e48f332e.png)











PP2. Let






Proof.








PP3. Prove that


Proof 1. Denote




![$\left[(a+b)u^2+(a-b)\right]\cdot\left[(a+b)v^2+(a-b)\right]=\left(a^2-b^2\right)\left(1+u^2\right)\left(1+v^2\right)\iff$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/f/0/a/f0a4abcc53357e2f60d983c8bd7f019c68669120.png)

![$\left(a^2-b^2\right)\left[1+\left(u^2+v^2\right)+u^2v^2\right]$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/2/c/a2c6a1a04aa4bf3dca537ed8daae0201f10ddf8d.png)


Proof 2.






PP4. Let




Proof. Prove easily that




Apply the relation





Remark. Prove easily that







PP5. Let


![$S=[ABC]$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/3/a/b3ae3d445111e4dd28be75922309d3270079368c.png)
Proof 1.











From the relations






Proof 2 (GANITEE).












An easy extension. Let



Proof.



















Remark. The proposed problem is a particular case of this characterization because







![$[BC]$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/a/1/ea1d44f3905940ec53e7eebd2aa5e491eb9e3732.png)



PP6. An isosceles triangle has its orthocentre lying on its incircle. Prove that

Proof. Let





![$[BC]$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/a/1/ea1d44f3905940ec53e7eebd2aa5e491eb9e3732.png)















Remark. I used the remarkable identity

case


PP7. An



Proof.








PP8. An



Proof. Denote





Apply the Menelaus' theorem to the transversal













PP9. In a triangle




Proof.







PP10. Let



![$[BC]$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/a/1/ea1d44f3905940ec53e7eebd2aa5e491eb9e3732.png)




Method 1.







Method 2. Denote






PP11. Solve the equation

Proof.











PP12. Solve the equation

Proof.













PP13. Solve the equation


Proof.












PP14. Let





Proof. Let




![$[ABCD]=a^2\sin\phi=$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/8/4/a/84a9101fa55bff72c17eb2b822e10ee708140d00.png)




![$\boxed{\ [ABCD]=\frac {8R^3r^3}{\left(R^2+r^2\right)^2}\le 2Rr\ }$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/2/1/0216a165d0a78cebdf4c155edff3f52b16a3f6c9.png)
PP15. Let




Proof 1 (trigonometric).
















Proof 2 (trigonometric).









Proof 3 (trigonometric). Let









PP16.


Proof 1.
![\[\frac{\sin B\cos C}{\sin A} =\frac{\sin C\cos A}{\sin B} = \frac{\sin A\cos B}{\sin C}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/1/1/c1114ceed879704b75f87a4749d33a9e63863c40.png)
![\[\frac ba\cdot\frac {a^2+b^2-c^2}{2ab} =\frac cb\cdot\frac {b^2+c^2-a^2}{2bc} =\frac ac\cdot\frac {c^2+a^2-b^2}{2ca}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/1/6/a164d10c1b0f268d4ac7f040b69c7fd4f7694825.png)
![\[\frac {b^2-c^2}{a^2}=\frac {c^2-a^2}{b^2}=\frac {a^2-b^2}{c^2}=\frac {\left(b^2-c^2\right)+\left(c^2-a^2\right)+\left(a^2-b^2\right)}{a^2+b^2+c^2}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/e/7/ee712ca74bfaaa269da93dd929175271232fae4c.png)
![\[a=b=c\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/8/8/4882ed810e2fa587feccdd728930ecd4f8708885.png)
![\[\frac{\sin B\cos C}{\sin A} =\frac{\sin C\cos A}{\sin B} = \frac{\sin A\cos B}{\sin C}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/1/1/c1114ceed879704b75f87a4749d33a9e63863c40.png)
![\[\frac {\sin (B-C)}{\sin (B+C)} =\frac {\sin (C-A)}{\sin (C+A)} =\frac {\sin (A-B)}{\sin (A+B)}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/b/1/db1159c2b64d417ba1f49333570b64b06f4f8d77.png)
![\[\frac {\sin B\cos C}{\sin C\cos B}=\frac {\sin C\cos A}{\sin A\cos C}=\frac {\sin A\cos B}{\sin B\cos A}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/4/5/745d198af18d215a3a8b3e58f9413118047578fc.png)
![\[\frac {\tan B}{\tan C}=\frac {\tan C}{\tan A}=\frac {\tan A}{\tan B}=\sqrt [3]{\frac {\tan B}{\tan C}\cdot\frac {\tan C}{\tan A}\cdot\frac {\tan A}{\tan B}}=1\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/0/0/4007258c42648e1773ec74802b3ac937e993cf5e.png)
![\[\tan A=\tan B=\tan C\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/d/f/5df455366553b066ed86876935ebe179219da536.png)
![\[a=b=c\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/8/8/4882ed810e2fa587feccdd728930ecd4f8708885.png)
PP17. Let


![$[AC]$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/9/3/0936990e6625d65357ca51006c08c9fe3e04ba0c.png)



Proof.










PP18. Let





Proof. Let the midpoint

![$[BC]$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/a/1/ea1d44f3905940ec53e7eebd2aa5e491eb9e3732.png)











Otherwise.








Remark. In any triangle


If





PP19. If in a triangle





Proof 1 (synthetic). Denote




Prove easily that



Proof 2.



![$\frac {\sin \left[3\left(45^{\circ}-C\right)\right]}{\sin\left(45^{\circ}-C\right)}=$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/7/e/57e79ab34a5b42507c232572b729890e1564466c.png)





PP20. Prove that


Proof.








![$\frac 12\cdot\sum_{\mathrm{cyc}}\left[\cos (2\gamma +2\theta )-\cos (2\beta +2\theta )\right]=0$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/5/3/453306633282b3ce13f1c4d3bccfb30ba82c8900.png)
PP21. Find


Proof.




![$-\frac {\sin\left[3\left(x-\frac {\pi}{4}\right)\right]}{\sin\left(x-\frac {\pi}{4}\right)}=$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/c/8/6c8b2e63609594bd6c63c307e123cca7146377e9.png)

![$2\left[1-\cos 2\left(x-\frac {\pi}{4}\right)\right]-3=-1-2\sin 2x$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/b/f/bbf79188828cf18e584a63f623b7a368dd0b69ea.png)








the standard notation



PP22. Solve the trigonometrical equation

Proof.








PP23. Let




Proof 1 (with lengths).







Proof 2 (with angles). Firstly, by using the law of sines in the given equality i.e.




On the other hand, by the law of cosines one has:







to:




Hence







Now it's easy to check that these values fullfill the given conditions, as they correspond to a

PP24. Solve the equation

Proof. The relation





PP25. Let


Proof 1 (trig. - vanstraelen).







Proof 2 (metric - Faustus).


![$a^2\cdot \left[(b+c)^2-a^2\right]=(b+c)^2\cdot\left[a^2-(b-c)^2\right]\iff$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/6/a/a6a5a8efc705ea27a79bc26177b5f5811b0ab0f2.png)




Proof 3 (algebraic - Farenhajt). Denote












PP26. Let






Proof 1 (trigonometric). Suppose w.l.o.g. that





In conclusion,









Proof 2 (trigonometric). Denote












PP27. Let







Proof 1. Denote







Proof 2. Denote


and




Remark.



PP28. Let



Proof.





that










PP29. Prove that in




Proof 1. Take regular





Proof 2.


















So





























Proof 3. Let























and






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