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MHT CET · Maths · Properties of Triangles

In \(\triangle A B C\), with usual notations, if \(\cos \frac{B}{2}=\sqrt{\frac{c+a}{2 a}}\), then \(a^2=\)

  1. A \(b^2-c^2\)
  2. B \(b+c\)
  3. C \(b^2+c^2\)
  4. D \(b-c\)
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(C) \(b^2+c^2\)

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\(\cos \frac{B}{2}=\sqrt{\frac{s(s-b)}{ac}}\) \(\sqrt{\frac{s(s-b)}{ac}} = \sqrt{\frac{c+a}{2 a}}\)