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In ABC, prove that a2=(bc)2+4bcsin2(A/2)
and hence show that a=(bc)secϕ where
tanϕ=2bcsin(A/2)bc.

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R.H.S=(bc)2+4bcsin2(A/2)
=(bc)2+2bc(1cosA)
=b2+c22abcosA=a2
Now squaring the second relation,
(bc)tanϕ=2bcsin(A/2)
We get (bc)2tan2ϕ=4bcsin2(A/2)
Putting the value of 4bcsin2(A/2) from (2) in (1), we get
a2=(bc)2+(bc)2tan2ϕ
=(bc)2sec2ϕ
or a=(bc)secϕ

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