Question

If A, B,C are three internal angles of an acute triangle , prove the inequality

\sin A+ \sin B + \sin C+\tan A+\tan B+\tan C>2\pi

Collected in the board: Trigonometry

Steven Zheng posted 2 years ago

Answer

\sin A+\tan A = \dfrac{2\tan \dfrac{A}{2} }{1+\tan^2 \dfrac{A}{2} }+ \dfrac{2\tan \dfrac{A}{2} }{1-\tan^2 \dfrac{A}{2} }

= 2\tan \dfrac{A}{2}\Bigg( \dfrac{1}{1+\tan^2 \dfrac{A}{2}}+\dfrac{1}{1-\tan^2 \dfrac{A}{2}} \Bigg)

=\dfrac{4\tan \dfrac{A}{2}}{1-\tan^4 \dfrac{A}{2}}
(1)


Since A is an acute angle,

0< A < \dfrac{\pi}{2}

0< \dfrac{A}{2} < \dfrac{\pi}{4}

0< \tan \dfrac{A}{2} < 1

Therefore,

\dfrac{\tan \dfrac{A}{2}}{1-\tan^4 \dfrac{A}{2}} >\tan \dfrac{A}{2}

Since f(x)=\tan x is always above f(x) =x when x >0

We get, \tan \dfrac{A}{2} > \dfrac{A}{2}

From (1),

\sin A+\tan A > 4\cdotp \dfrac{A}{2} = 2A
(2)

Similarly,

\sin B+\tan B > 4\cdotp \dfrac{B}{2} = 2B
(3)

\sin B+\tan B > 4\cdotp \dfrac{B}{2} = 2C
(4)

Addition of (2), (3) and (4)

\sin A+ \sin B + \sin C+\tan A+\tan B+\tan C>2(A+B+C) = 2\pi

Steven Zheng posted 2 years ago

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