The sides of a triangle are sinα,cosα and 1+sinαcosα for some 0<α<2π. Then the greatest angle of the triangle is :
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Let a=sinα,b=cosα and c=1+sinαcosα Clearly a and b<1 but c>1 as sinα>0 and cosα>0∴c is the greatest side and greatest angle is C∴cosC=2aba2+b2−c2=2sinαcosαsin2α+cos2α−1−sinαcosα=−21∴C=120∘