Friday, September 6, 2013

If a+b+c=pi, prove that the identity is true. sin a + sin b + sin c=4cos(a/2)cos(b/2)cos(c/2)

We'll choose to work on the left side of the identity and
to transform the addition between the 2 terms into a
product.


sin a + sin b = 2 sin
(a+b)/2*cos(a-b)/2


We'll write sin c= sin (c/2 +
c/2)=2sin(c/2)*cos(c/2)


We'll work on the constraint given
by the
enunciation;


a+b+c=pi


a+b=pi-c


sin
(a+b)/2=sin(pi/2 - c/2)=cos c/2


We'll substitute the
calculated values, to the left side of the identity.


sin
a+sin b+sin c=2sin(a+b)/2*cos(a-b)/2+2sin(c/2)*cos(c/2)


sin
a+sin b+sin c=2cos c/2*cos(a-b)/2+2sin(c/2)*cos(c/2)


After
factorization, we'll have:


sin a+sin b+sin c=2cos
c/2*[cos(a-b)/2+sin(c/2)]


But sin c/2=cos(pi/2 -
c/2)


sin a+sin b+sin c=2cos c/2*[cos(a-b)/2+cos(pi/2 -
c/2)]


[cos(a-b)/2+cos(pi/2 -
c/2)]=


=2cos(a-b+pi-c)/4*cos(a-b-pi+c)/4


But
a+b=pi-c


2cos(a-b+pi-c)/4*cos(a-b-pi+c)/4=


=2cos(a-b+a+b)/4*cos(a-b-a-b)/4=2cos(a/2)*cos(b/2)


So,
sin a+sin b+sin c=2cos
c/2*2*cos(a/2)*cos(b/2)


sin a+sin b+sin
c=4*cos(a/2)*cos(b/2)*cos (c/2) q.e.d.

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