In a triangle $A B C$, with usual notations $a=2, b=3, c=5$, then $\frac{\cos A}{a}+\frac{\cos…

In a triangle $A B C$, with usual notations $a=2, b=3, c=5$, then $\frac{\cos A}{a}+\frac{\cos B}{b}+\frac{\cos C}{c}=$
  1. $\frac{19}{30}$
  2. $\frac{19}{16}$
  3. $\frac{23}{60}$
  4. $\frac{38}{35}$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & \frac{\cos A}{a}+\frac{\cos B}{b}+\frac{\cos C}{c} \\ & =\frac{b^2+c^2-a^2}{(2 b c)(a)}+\frac{c^2+a^2-b^2}{(2 a c)(b)}+\frac{a^2+b^2-c^2}{(2 a b)(c)} \\ & =\frac{b^2+c^2-a^2+c^2+a^2-b^2+a^2+b^2-c^2}{2 a b c} \\ & =\frac{a^2+b^2+c^2}{2 a b c}=\frac{4+9+25}{2(2)(3)(5)}=\frac{38}{60}=\frac{19}{30}\end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2021 (23 Sep Shift 2)

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