In △ABC, cos(2A−B)+sin(A+B)=2 and AB=4. What is BC?
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Official solution
We note that −1≤sinx≤1 and −1≤cosx≤1. Therefore, there is no other way to satisfy this equation other than making both cos(2A−B)=1 and sin(A+B)=1, since any other way would cause one of these values to become greater than 1, which contradicts our previous statement. From this we can easily conclude that 2A−B=0∘ and A+B=90∘ and solving this system gives us A=30∘ and B=60∘. It is clear that △ABC is a 30∘,60∘,90∘ triangle with BC=2⟹(C).
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