triangles

sujoy

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the ques is :
we know that greater side has greater angle opposite to it & we also know that if sides of a triangle be ( a,b,c) where the opposite points of a are A& soon B&C
then
a/sinA=b/sinB=c/sinC=const then can we say that in a triangle the sides are proportional to the sin of the angles to be more accurate or can we saythat they are inversely proportional to the cos of the angles?
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sujoy
 
Maybe if the sine and cosine were inverses. They aren't.
 
Hello, sujoy!

a/(sin A) = b/(sin B) = c/(sin C) = constant

then can we say that in a triangle the sides are proportional to the sin of the angles? . . . yes!

or can we say that they are inversely proportional to the cos of the angles? . . . no

As tkhunny pointed out, this would be true
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . if .sin A .= . -------- . . . . . . but, of course, this is not true.
. . . . . . . . . . . . .cos A
 
thanks

thanks everybody for clearing my doubts
regards
sujoy
 
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