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If a,b,c are sides of the triangle ABC and 1ab1ca1bc=0, then the value of cos2A+cos2B+cos2C is equal to
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Options:
  • A -32
  • B 32
  • C 332
  • D -1
Solution:
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The correct answer is: -32

By expansion of the determinant, we get,
1ab1ca1bc=1c2-ab-1ac-b2+1a2-bc=0
a2+b2+c2-ab-bc-ca=0

which is true for a=b=c

Hence, ABC must be an equilateral triangle
A=B=C=60o
cos2A+cos2B+cos2C=-32

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