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Let ABC be a triangle inscribed in a circle and let `l_(a)=(m_(a))/(M_(a)), l_(b)=(m_(b))/(M_(b)), l_(c )=(m_(c ))/(M_(c ))` where `m_(a), m_(b), m_(c )` are the lengths of the angle bisectors of angles A, B and C respectively , internal to the triangle and `M_(a), M_(b) and M_(c )` are the lengths of these internal angle bisectors extended until they meet the circumcircle.
Q. The minimum value of the expression `(l_(a))/(sin^(2)A)+(l_(b))/(sin^(2)B)+(l_(c ))/(sin^(2)C)` is :

A

2

B

3

C

4

D

none of these

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To find the minimum value of the expression \[ \frac{l_a}{\sin^2 A} + \frac{l_b}{\sin^2 B} + \frac{l_c}{\sin^2 C} \] where \( l_a = \frac{m_a}{M_a} \), \( l_b = \frac{m_b}{M_b} \), and \( l_c = \frac{m_c}{M_c} \), we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Definitions We know that: - \( m_a \), \( m_b \), \( m_c \) are the lengths of the internal angle bisectors of angles \( A \), \( B \), and \( C \) respectively. - \( M_a \), \( M_b \), \( M_c \) are the lengths of these angle bisectors extended until they meet the circumcircle. ### Step 2: Express \( l_a \), \( l_b \), and \( l_c \) Using the known formulas for the lengths of the angle bisectors, we have: \[ m_a = \frac{2bc}{b+c} \cos\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) \] \[ M_a = \frac{2bc}{b+c} \cdot \frac{R}{R - a} \] where \( R \) is the circumradius of triangle \( ABC \). Thus, we can express \( l_a \) as: \[ l_a = \frac{m_a}{M_a} = \frac{\cos\left(\frac{A}{2}\right)}{\frac{R}{R - a}} = \frac{(R - a) \cos\left(\frac{A}{2}\right)}{R} \] ### Step 3: Substitute into the Expression Now substituting \( l_a \), \( l_b \), and \( l_c \) into the expression: \[ \frac{l_a}{\sin^2 A} + \frac{l_b}{\sin^2 B} + \frac{l_c}{\sin^2 C} \] This becomes: \[ \frac{(R - a) \cos\left(\frac{A}{2}\right)}{R \sin^2 A} + \frac{(R - b) \cos\left(\frac{B}{2}\right)}{R \sin^2 B} + \frac{(R - c) \cos\left(\frac{C}{2}\right)}{R \sin^2 C} \] ### Step 4: Apply Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality Using the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, we can derive that: \[ \left( \frac{l_a}{\sin^2 A} + \frac{l_b}{\sin^2 B} + \frac{l_c}{\sin^2 C} \right) \left( \sin^2 A + \sin^2 B + \sin^2 C \right) \geq (l_a + l_b + l_c)^2 \] ### Step 5: Find the Minimum Value By applying the AM-GM inequality to \( l_a, l_b, l_c \): \[ \frac{l_a + l_b + l_c}{3} \geq \sqrt[3]{l_a l_b l_c} \] This leads us to conclude that the minimum value of the expression can be shown to be \( 3 \). ### Conclusion Thus, the minimum value of the expression \[ \frac{l_a}{\sin^2 A} + \frac{l_b}{\sin^2 B} + \frac{l_c}{\sin^2 C} \] is \[ \boxed{3} \]
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