JEE Advance - Mathematics (1986 - No. 22)
If in a triangle $$ABC$$, $$\cos A\cos B + \sin A\sin B\sin C = 1,$$ Show that $$a:b:c = 1:1:\sqrt 2 $$
From the given equation, using the cosine subtraction formula, we get cos(A-B) = 1 - sin(A)sin(B)sin(C).
The given equation can be rewritten as cos(A-B) = 1 - sinA sinB sinC.
If C = 90 degrees, then sinC = 1 and the equation becomes cos(A-B) = 1 - sinA sinB. Then cos(A-B) + sinA sinB = 1, which means cosAcosB = 1.
Since cosA and cosB are both less than or equal to 1, the only way for cosAcosB=1 is when cosA=1 and cosB=1, implying A=0 and B=0, which is impossible in a triangle.
If C = 90 degrees, A = B = 45 degrees and therefore a:b:c = 1:1:\sqrt 2, which confirms the equation holds
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