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单词 SinesLawProof1
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sines law proof


The goal is to prove the sine law:

sinAa=sinBb=sinCc=12R

where the variables are defined by the triangle

{xy},(0,0);(40,0)**@-;(60,30)**@-;(0,0)**@-,(50,12)*a,(30,18)*b,(20,-3)*c,(9,2)*A,(39,3)*B,(54,25)*C

and where R is the radius of the circumcircleMathworldPlanetmath that encloses our triangle.

Let’s add a couple of lines and define more variables.

{xy},(0,0);(40,0)**@-;(60,30)**@-;(0,0)**@-,(50,12)*a,(30,18)*b,(20,-3)*c,(9,2)*A,(39,3)*B,(54,25)*C,(40,0);(60,0)**@--;(60,30)**@--,(50,-3)*x,(63,15)*y

So, we now know that

sinA=yb

and, therefore, we need to prove

sinBb=yba

or

sinB=ya

From geometryMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath, we can see that

sin(π-B)=ya

So the proof is reduced to proving that

sin(π-B)=sinB

This is easily seen astrue after examining the top half of the unit circle. So, putting allof our results together, we get

sinAa=yba
sinAa=sin(π-B)b
sinAa=sinBb(1)

The same logic may be followed to show that each of these fractions isalso equal to sinCc.

For the final step of the proof, we must show that

2R=asinA

We begin by defining our coordinate systemMathworldPlanetmath. For this, it isconvenient to find one side that is not shorter than the others andlabel it with length b. (The concept of a “longest” side is notwell defined in equilateral and some isoceles triangles, but there isalways at least one side that is not shorter than the others.) Wethen define our coordinate system such that the corners of thetriangle that mark the ends of side b are at the coordinates(0,0) and (b,0). Our third corner (withsides labelled alphbetically clockwise) is at the point (ccosA,csinA). Let the center of our circumcircle be at(x0,y0). We now have

x02+y02=R2(2)
(b-x0)2+y02=R2(3)
(ccosA-x0)2+(csinA-y0)2=R2(4)

as each corner of our triangle is, by definition of the circumcircle,a distanceMathworldPlanetmath R from the circle’s center.

Combining equations (3) and (2), we find

(b-x0)2+y02=x02+y02
b2-2bx0=0
b2=x0

Substituting this into equation (2) we find that

y02=R2-b24(5)

Combining equations (4) and (5) leaves us with

(ccosA-x0)2+(csinA-y0)2=x02+y02
c2cos2A-2x0ccosA+c2sin2A-2y0csinA=0
c-2x0cosA-2y0sinA=0
c-bcosA2sinA=y0
(c-bcosA)24sin2A=R2-b24
(c-bcosA)2+b2sin2A=4R2sin2A
c2-2bccosA+b2=4R2sin2A
a2=4R2sin2A
asinA=2R

where we have applied the cosines law in the second to last step.

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