Consider a triangle P Q R having sides of lengths p , q and r opposite to the angles P , Q and R ,…
Consider a triangle having sides of lengths and opposite to the angles and , respectively. Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
- If and then and
Solution

(A) Applying cosine rule
We know, using
(B)
using projection formula
Which is true as sum of two sides of triangles is greater than third side.
(C)
Applying sine rule
Applying
So, (C) is not true
(D) &
is smallest side
Let and is true
adding both inequalities
using projection formula
Which is not correct.
Asked in: JEE Advanced 2021 (Paper 2)
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