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If cos(αβ)+cos(βγ)+cos(γα)=32, Prove
that cosα+cosβ+cosγ=sinα+sinβ+sinγ=0

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2cosαcosβ+2cosβcosγ+2cosγcosα+2sinαsinβ+2sinβsinγ+2sinγsinα+3=0

2cosαcosβ+2cosβcosγ+2cosγcosα+2sinαsinβ+2sinβsinγ+
2sinγsinα+cos2α+sin2α+cos2β+sin2β+cos2γ+sin2γ=0

cos2α+cos2β+cos2γ+2cosαcosβ+2cosβcosγ+2cosγcosα+sin2α+sin2β+sin2γ+
2sinαsinβ+sinβsinγ+sinγsinα

(cosα+cosβ+cosγ)2+(sinα+sinβ+sinγ)2=0

Since a square quantity is always +ve or zero
So,
cosα+cosβ+cosγ=0
sinα+sinβ+sinγ=0

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