JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Equations Question Bank Relation between sides and angles, Solutions of triangles

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    If the sides of a triangle are p,q and\[\sqrt{{{p}^{2}}+pq+{{q}^{2}}}\], then the biggest angle is   [Kerala (Engg.) 2005]

    A) \[\pi /2\]

    B) \[2\pi /3\]

    C) \[5\pi /4\]

    D) \[7\pi /4\]   

    E) \[5\pi /3\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Largest side is\[\sqrt{{{p}^{2}}+pq+{{q}^{2}}}\]. If largest angle is \[\theta \], then \[\cos \theta =\frac{{{p}^{2}}+{{q}^{2}}-{{p}^{2}}-pq-{{q}^{2}}}{2pq}=-\frac{1}{2}=\cos \left( \frac{2\pi }{3} \right)\] Þ \[\theta =\frac{2\pi }{3}\].


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