In a triangle $\mathrm{ABC}$ if $\frac{\sin \mathrm{A}-\sin \mathrm{C}}{\cos \mathrm{C}-\cos…

In a triangle $\mathrm{ABC}$ if $\frac{\sin \mathrm{A}-\sin \mathrm{C}}{\cos \mathrm{C}-\cos \mathrm{A}}=\cot \mathrm{B}$, then $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}, \mathrm{C}$ are in
  1. Arithmetico - Geometric progression
  2. Harmonic Progression
  3. Geometric progression
  4. Arithmetic progression

Solution

$\frac{\sin A-\sin C}{\cos C-\cos A}=\cot B$ $2 \cos \left(\frac{A+C}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{A-C}{2}\right)$ $2 \cdot \sin \left(\frac{A+C}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{A-C}{2}\right)$ $\cot \left(\frac{A+C}{2}\right)=\cot B \Rightarrow \frac{A+C}{2}=B \Rightarrow A+C=2 B$ $\therefore A, B, C$ are in A.P.

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (16 Oct Shift 1)

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