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If \(a , b , c\) are the sides of a triangle ABC and then \(2(\cos A+\cos B +\cos C )=\) \(\left|\begin{array}{lll}b & 1 & a \\ a & 1 & c \\ c & 1 & b\end{array}\right|=0\),

  1. A 1
  2. B 2
  3. C 3
  4. D 4
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(C) 3

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Given \(\left|\begin{array}{lll}\mathrm{b} & 1 & \mathrm{a} \\ \mathrm{a} & 1 & \mathrm{c} \\ \mathrm{c} & 1 & \mathrm{~b}\end{array}\right|=0\) b expand w.r.t ' \(\mathrm{R}_1\),…