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
  1. $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{3}{2}$
  2. $\frac{3}{2}, \frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{2}$
  3. $\frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{3}{2}$
  4. $\frac{3}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

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 $\begin{array}{ll} & \frac{a}{\sin A}=\frac{b}{\sin B}=\frac{c}{\sin C} \\ \therefore \quad & \frac{a}{\sin 30}=\frac{b}{\sin 60}=\frac{3}{\sin 90} \\ \therefore \quad & \frac{a}{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{b}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}=\frac{3}{1} \\ & \Rightarrow 2 a=3, \frac{2 b}{\sqrt{3}}=3\end{array}$ $\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \mathrm{a}=\frac{3}{2} \\ & \Rightarrow \mathrm{~b}=\frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{2}\end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2024 (09 May Shift 1)

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