If two angles of $\triangle A B C$ are $45^{\circ}$ and $60^{\circ}$, then the ratio of the smallest and the…

If two angles of $\triangle A B C$ are $45^{\circ}$ and $60^{\circ}$, then the ratio of the smallest and the greatest sides are
  1. $(\sqrt{3}-1): 1$
  2. $\sqrt{3}: \sqrt{2}$
  3. $1: \sqrt{3}$
  4. $\sqrt{3}: 1$

Solution

Let $A=45^{\circ}$ and $B=60^{\circ}$ $\therefore \quad C=75^{\circ}$ Let smallest and greatest sides are $a$ and $c$. $\therefore \quad \begin{aligned} a: c & =\sin 45^{\circ}: \sin 75^{\circ} \\ & =\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}: \frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2 \sqrt{2}} \\ & =1: \frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2} \\ & =2: \sqrt{3}+1 \\ & =1: \sqrt{3}\end{aligned}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2007

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