1987 Paper 2 Q2

Year: 1987
Paper: 2
Question Number: 2

Course: LFM Pure
Section: Trigonometry 2

Difficulty: 1500.0 Banger: 1500.0

Problem

Show that if at least one of the four angles \(A\pm B\pm C\) is a multiple of \(\pi\), then \begin{alignat*}{1} \sin^{4}A+\sin^{4}B+\sin^{4}C & -2\sin^{2}B\sin^{2}C-2\sin^{2}C\sin^{2}A\\ & -2\sin^{2}A\sin^{2}B+4\sin^{2}A\sin^{2}B\sin^{2}C=0. \end{alignat*}

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Show that if at least one of the four angles $A\pm B\pm C$ is a multiple
of $\pi$, then 
\begin{alignat*}{1}
\sin^{4}A+\sin^{4}B+\sin^{4}C & -2\sin^{2}B\sin^{2}C-2\sin^{2}C\sin^{2}A\\
 & -2\sin^{2}A\sin^{2}B+4\sin^{2}A\sin^{2}B\sin^{2}C=0.
\end{alignat*}