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B4
Putnam 1956 B4
Putnam 1956 B4
Source: Putnam 1956
July 5, 2022
Putnam
trigonometry
inequalities
Problem Statement
Prove that if
A
,
B
,
A,B,
A
,
B
,
and
C
C
C
are angles of a triangle measured in radians then
A
cos
B
+
sin
A
cos
C
>
0.
A \cos B +\sin A \cos C >0.
A
cos
B
+
sin
A
cos
C
>
0.
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