Question 13

Q16Short answer

Show that the ∆ABC is an isosceles triangle if the determinant DETERMINANTS 79  1 1 1    ∆ =  1 + cos A 1 + cos B 1 + cos C  = 0 . cos 2 A + cos A cos 2 B + cos B cos 2 C + cos C    0 1 1 A 2 − 3I Find A if A = 1 0 1 and show that A = –1 –1