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Properties of Triangle question

2021 · Shift 2 · Q21
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Properties of Triangle question

2021 · Shift 2 · Q21

JEE AdvancedMathematicsProperties of TriangleMultiple correct+4 / −2
Consider a triangle PQR having sides of lengths p, q and r opposite to the angles P, Q and R, respectively. Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
  1. A
    cos⁡P≥1−p22qr\cos P \ge 1 - {{{p^2}} \over {2qr}}cosP≥1−2qrp2​
  2. B
    cos⁡R≥(q−rp+q)cos⁡P+(p−rp+q)cos⁡Q\cos R \ge \left( {{{q - r} \over {p + q}}} \right)\cos P + \left( {{{p - r} \over {p + q}}} \right)\cos QcosR≥(p+qq−r​)cosP+(p+qp−r​)cosQ
  3. C
    q+rp<2sin⁡qsin⁡Rsin⁡P{{q + r} \over p} \lt 2{{\sqrt {\sin q\sin R} } \over {\sin P}}pq+r​<2sinPsinqsinR​​
  4. D
    If p < q and p < r, then cos⁡Q>pr\cos Q \gt {p \over r}cosQ>rp​ and cos⁡R>pq\cos R \gt {p \over q}cosR>qp​
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Correct answer: A, B

  1. Use the cosine rule for Option A

In triangle PQRPQRPQR, p2=q2+r2−2qrcos⁡P.p^2=q^2+r^2-2qr\cos P.p2=q2+r2−2qrcosP. So, cos⁡P=q2+r2−p22qr.\cos P=\frac{q^2+r^2-p^2}{2qr}.cosP=2qrq2+r2−p2​. Now compare with 1−p22qr=2qr−p22qr.1-\frac{p^2}{2qr}=\frac{2qr-p^2}{2qr}.1−2qrp2​=2qr2qr−p2​. Thus, \cos P-\left(1-\frac{p^2}{2qr}\right)=\frac{q^2+r^2-p^2-(2qr-p^2)}{2qr}= rac{(q-r)^2}{2qr}\ge 0. Hence, cos⁡P≥1−p22qr.\cos P\ge 1-\frac{p^2}{2qr}.cosP≥1−2qrp2​. So A is true.


  1. Check Option B

We use cosine rule: cos⁡P=q2+r2−p22qr,cos⁡Q=p2+r2−q22pr,cos⁡R=p2+q2−r22pq.\cos P=\frac{q^2+r^2-p^2}{2qr},\qquad \cos Q=\frac{p^2+r^2-q^2}{2pr},\qquad \cos R=\frac{p^2+q^2-r^2}{2pq}.cosP=2qrq2+r2−p2​,cosQ=2prp2+r2−q2​,cosR=2pqp2+q2−r2​.

We need to test: cos⁡R≥(q−rp+q)cos⁡P+(p−rp+q)cos⁡Q.\cos R\ge \left(\frac{q-r}{p+q}\right)\cos P+\left(\frac{p-r}{p+q}\right)\cos Q.cosR≥(p+qq−r​)cosP+(p+qp−r​)cosQ.

Substitute the cosine-rule expressions. Let S=cos⁡R−(q−rp+q)cos⁡P−(p−rp+q)cos⁡Q.S=\cos R-\left(\frac{q-r}{p+q}\right)\cos P-\left(\frac{p-r}{p+q}\right)\cos Q.S=cosR−(p+qq−r​)cosP−(p+qp−r​)cosQ. After simplifying algebraically, this becomes S=r(p+r)(q+r)−r3−p2q−pq22pqr.S=\frac{r(p+r)(q+r)-r^3-p^2q-pq^2}{2pqr}.S=2pqrr(p+r)(q+r)−r3−p2q−pq2​. A cleaner simplification is obtained by multiplying throughout by 2pq(p+q)2pq(p+q)2pq(p+q):

2pq(p+q)S=(p+q)(p2+q2−r2)−p(q−r)r(q2+r2−p2)−q(p−r)r(p2+r2−q2).2pq(p+q)S=(p+q)(p^2+q^2-r^2)-\frac{p(q-r)}{r}(q^2+r^2-p^2)-\frac{q(p-r)}{r}(p^2+r^2-q^2).2pq(p+q)S=(p+q)(p2+q2−r2)−rp(q−r)​(q2+r2−p2)−rq(p−r)​(p2+r2−q2).

On simplification, this reduces to 2pq(p+q)S=(p+q−r)(p2+2pq+q2+r(p+q))r.2pq(p+q)S=\frac{(p+q-r)\big(p^2+2pq+q^2+r(p+q)\big)}{r}.2pq(p+q)S=r(p+q−r)(p2+2pq+q2+r(p+q))​. Since in a triangle, p+q>r,p+q>r,p+q>r, and all sides are positive, the second factor is also positive. Therefore S>0.S>0.S>0. Hence the required inequality holds: cos⁡R≥(q−rp+q)cos⁡P+(p−rp+q)cos⁡Q.\cos R\ge \left(\frac{q-r}{p+q}\right)\cos P+\left(\frac{p-r}{p+q}\right)\cos Q.cosR≥(p+qq−r​)cosP+(p+qp−r​)cosQ. So B is true.


  1. Check Option C

The option states q+rp<2sin⁡qsin⁡Rsin⁡P.\frac{q+r}{p}<2\frac{\sqrt{\sin q\sin R}}{\sin P}.pq+r​<2sinPsinqsinR​​. This is not even a meaningful standard triangle expression because qqq is a side length, while RRR and PPP are angles. The term sin⁡q\sin qsinq is dimensionally inconsistent in the usual triangle notation, where qqq denotes a side, not an angle.

So as written, C is false / invalid.


  1. Check Option D

Given p<qp<qp<q and p<rp<rp<r, we test whether cos⁡Q>pr,cos⁡R>pq.\cos Q>\frac{p}{r},\qquad \cos R>\frac{p}{q}.cosQ>rp​,cosR>qp​.

Take a counterexample: let p=3,q=4,r=5.p=3,\quad q=4,\quad r=5.p=3,q=4,r=5. This is a valid triangle and indeed p<qp<qp<q, p<rp<rp<r.

Now, cos⁡Q=p2+r2−q22pr=9+25−162⋅3⋅5=1830=0.6,\cos Q=\frac{p^2+r^2-q^2}{2pr}=\frac{9+25-16}{2\cdot 3\cdot 5}=\frac{18}{30}=0.6,cosQ=2prp2+r2−q2​=2⋅3⋅59+25−16​=3018​=0.6, while pr=35=0.6.\frac{p}{r}=\frac{3}{5}=0.6.rp​=53​=0.6. So cos⁡Q>pr\cos Q>\frac{p}{r}cosQ>rp​ is false.

Also, cos⁡R=p2+q2−r22pq=9+16−252⋅3⋅4=0,\cos R=\frac{p^2+q^2-r^2}{2pq}=\frac{9+16-25}{2\cdot 3\cdot 4}=0,cosR=2pqp2+q2−r2​=2⋅3⋅49+16−25​=0, while pq=34=0.75.\frac{p}{q}=\frac{3}{4}=0.75.qp​=43​=0.75. Thus cos⁡R>pq\cos R>\frac{p}{q}cosR>qp​ is also false.

Hence D is false.


  1. Final conclusion

The true statements are: A, B\boxed{A,\ B}A, B​

This matches the stored correct answer.

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