Considering the angles A,B,C as the interior angles of a triangle, hence, the sum A+B+C is of `180^o` .
`A+B+C = pi => A+B = pi - C => (A+B)/2 = pi/2 - C /2`
`cos ((A+B)/2) = cos(pi/2 - C /2) = sin (C/2)`
Hence, reasoning by analogy, yields:
`cos ((B + C)/2) = cos(pi/2 -A /2) = sin (A/2)`
`cos (C + A)/2 = cos(pi/2 - B/2) = sin (B/2)`
Hence, converting the sum of cosines into products yields:
`cos A + cos B = 2 cos ((A+B)/2) cos ((A-B)/2)`
`cos C + cos (A+B+C) = cos C + cos pi = cos C - 1`
Notice that you may consider C as double of half angle such that:
`cos C = cos 2(C/2) = 2 cos^2(C/2) - 1`
`cos C - 1 = 2 cos^2(C/2) - 2 = 2(cos^2 (C/2) - 1) = -2 sin^2 (C/2)`
You should write the left side using the converted form such that:
`2 cos ((A+B)/2) cos ((A-B)/2) - 2 sin^2 (C/2) = 4cos ((A+B)/2)cos ((B + C)/2)cos ((C + A)/2)`
You may substitute `sin (C/2)` for `cos ((A+B)/2)` such that:
`2sin (C/2) cos ((A-B)/2) - 2 sin^2 (C/2) = 4cos ((A+B)/2)cos ((B + C)/2)cos ((C + A)/2)`
You should factor out `2sin (C/2)` such that:
`2 sin (C/2) (cos ((A-B)/2) -sin (C/2)) = 4sin (C/2)cos ((B + C)/2)cos ((C + A)/2)`
Reducing by `2sin (C/2)` both sides yields:
`(cos ((A-B)/2) - cos ((A+B)/2)) = 2cos ((B + C)/2)cos ((C + A)/2)`
You need to convert the difference of cosines into a product such that:
`2sin (A/2 - B/2 + A/2 + B/2)/2 sin (A/2 + B/2 - A/2 + B/2)/2 = 2cos ((B + C)/2)cos ((C + A)/2)`
`2 sin (A/2)*sin (B/2) = 2cos ((B + C)/2)cos ((C + A)/2)`
But `sin (A/2) = cos ((B + C)/2)` and `sin(B/2) =cos ((C + A)/2)` , hence, substituting `sin (A/2)` for `cos ((B + C)/2)` and `sin(B/2)` for `cos ((C + A)/2)` yields:
`2 sin (A/2)*sin (B/2) = 2 sin (A/2)*sin (B/2) `
Hence, considering `A+B+C = pi` and using trigonometric identities yields `cos A + cos B + cosC + cos(A+B+C) = 4cos ((A+B)/2)cos ((B + C)/2)cos ((C + A)/2).`
LHS
cosA+cosB+cosC+Cos (A+B+C)
remember A+B+C= pi
Then Cos(A+B+C) = Cos (pi) = -1
So LHS;
=( cos A + cos B ) + cos C-1
= { 2 · cos[ ( A+B) / 2 ] · cos [ ( A-B) / 2 ] } + cos C-1
= { 2 · cos [ (π/2) - (C/2) ] · cos [ (A-B) / 2 ] } + cos C-1
= { 2 · sin( C/2 ) · cos [ (A-B) / 2 ] } + 1 - 2 · sin² ( C/2 ) -1
= 2 sin ( C/2 )· { cos [ (A -B) / 2 ] - sin ( C/2 ) }
= 2 sin ( C/2 )· { cos [ (A-B) / 2 ] - sin [ (π/2) - ( (A+B)/2 ) ] }
= 2 sin ( C/2 )· { cos [ (A-B) / 2 ] - cos [ (A+B)/ 2 ] }
= 1 + 2 sin ( C/2 )· 2 sin ( A/2 )· sin( B/2 )
= 4 sin(A/2) sin(B/2) sin(C/2)
=RHS
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