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For any triangle ABC, prove that `(b^2 c^2) cot"A"+"(c^2 a^2)"cot"B""+""(a^2 b^2)" cot"C" "="\ "0`

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Since `a = 2R sin A, b = 2R sin B, and c = 2R sin C`, we have
`(b^(2) -c^(2)) cot A = 4R^(2) (sin^(2) B - sin^(2) C) cot A`
`=4R^(2) sin(B + C) sin (B - C) cot A`
`= 4R^(2) sin A sin (B - C) (cos A)/(sin A)`
`= -4R^(2) sin (B - C) cos (B + C) " " ( :' cos A = - cos (B + C))`
`= -2R^(2) [2 sin (B - C) cos (B + C)]`
`= -2R^(2) [sin 2B - sin 2C]`(i)
Similarly, `(c^(2) -a^(2)) cot B = - 2R^(2) [sin 2 C - sin 2A]` (ii)
and `(a^(2) -b^(2)) cot C = -2R^(2) [sin 2A - sin 2B]` (iii)
Adding Eqs. (i), (ii), and (iii), we get
`(b^(2) - c^(2)) cot A + (c^(2) - a^(2)) cot B + (a^(2) - b^(2)) cot C = 0`
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