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AP EAMCET · Maths · Properties of Triangles

In a \(\triangle A B C, a=6, b=5\) and \(c=4\), then \(\cos 2 A=\)

  1. A \(-\frac{31}{32}\)
  2. B \(-\frac{15}{16}\)
  3. C \(\frac{31}{32}\)
  4. D \(\frac{15}{16}\)
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(A) \(-\frac{31}{32}\)

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In a \(\triangle A B C, a=6\) units, \(b=5\) units and \(c=4\) units As we know that, \(\cos A=\frac{b^2+c^2-a^2}{2 b c}\) \(\Rightarrow \cos A=\frac{b^2+c^2-a^2}{2 b c}=\frac{5^2+4^2-6^2}{2 \times 5 \times 4}=\frac{1}{8}\) As we know that, \(\cos 2 A=\cos ^2 A-\sin ^2 A\)…