JEE Advanced Mathematics question

MathematicsSolution of TrianglesJEE Advanced

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Two sides of a triangle are cm and cm and the angle opposite to the shorter side of the two is . The largest possible length of the third side is

Answer: (A)

Solution

Let the third side be . The angle is opposite the side , so it is included between and . Cosine rule:

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