Triangles And Properties Of Triangle Question 1

Question: A, B, C are the angles of a triangle, then $ {{\sin }^{2}}A+{{\sin }^{2}}B+{{\sin }^{2}}C-2\cos A\cos B\cos C= $

Options:

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] $ {{\sin }^{2}}A+{{\sin }^{2}}B+{{\sin }^{2}}C $ $ =1-{{\cos }^{2}}A+1-{{\cos }^{2}}B+{{\sin }^{2}}C $ $ =2-{{\cos }^{2}}A-\cos (B+C)cos(B-C) $ $ =2-\cos A[cosA-cos(B-C)] $ $ =2-\cos A[-cos(B+C)-cos(B-C)] $ $ =2+\cos A.2\cos B\cos C $

$ \therefore {{\sin }^{2}}A+{{\sin }^{2}}B+{{\sin }^{2}}C-2\cos A\cos B\cos C=2 $