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For the triangle ABC , with usual notations, if the angles $A, B, C$ are in A.P. and $\mathrm{m} \angle…
For the triangle ABC , with usual notations, if the angles $A, B, C$ are in A.P. and $\mathrm{m} \angle \mathrm{A}=30^{\circ}, \mathrm{c}=3$, then the values of a and b are respectively
$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{3}{2}$ $\frac{3}{2}, \frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{2}$ $\frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{3}{2}$ $\frac{3}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
Solution
Angles A, B, C are in A.P.
$\begin{array}{ll}
\therefore \quad & \angle \mathrm{A}+\angle \mathrm{C}=2 \angle \mathrm{~B} \\
& \mathrm{Also}, \angle \mathrm{~A}+\angle \mathrm{B}+\angle \mathrm{C}=180^{\circ} \\
& 2 \angle \mathrm{~B}+\angle \mathrm{B}=180^{\circ} \\
\therefore \quad & \angle \mathrm{B}=60^{\circ} \\
& \angle \mathrm{A}=30^{\circ} ...[Given]\\
\therefore \quad & \angle \mathrm{C}=90^{\circ}
\end{array}$
Using sine Rule
$\begin{array}{ll} & \frac{a}{\sin A}=\frac{b}{\sin B}=\frac{c}{\sin C} \\ \therefore \quad & \frac{a}{\sin 30}=\frac{b}{\sin 60}=\frac{3}{\sin 90} \\ \therefore \quad & \frac{a}{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{b}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}=\frac{3}{1} \\ & \Rightarrow 2 a=3, \frac{2 b}{\sqrt{3}}=3\end{array}$
$\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \mathrm{a}=\frac{3}{2} \\ & \Rightarrow \mathrm{~b}=\frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{2}\end{aligned}$
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