In $\triangle \mathrm{ABC}$, with usual notations, $2 \mathrm{ab} \sin…

In $\triangle \mathrm{ABC}$, with usual notations, $2 \mathrm{ab} \sin \frac{1}{2}(\mathrm{~A}+\mathrm{B}-\mathrm{C})=$
  1. $a^2-b^2-c^2$
  2. $a^2+b^2-c^2$
  3. $a^2+b^2+c^2$
  4. $a^2-b^2+c^2$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & 2 a b \sin \frac{1}{2}(A+B-C) \\ & =2 a b \sin \frac{1}{2}[(\pi-C)-C]=2 a b \sin \left(\frac{\pi-2 C}{2}\right) \\ & =2 a b \sin \left(\frac{\pi}{2}-C\right)=2 a b \cos C \\ & =2 a b\left(\frac{a^2+b^2-c^2}{2 a b}\right)=a^2+b^2-c^2\end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2021 (22 Sep Shift 1)

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