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Prove the following: b sin B – c sin C = a sin (B – C)

according to sine rule,

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Now,

\[~c\text{ }=\text{ }k\text{ }sin\text{ }C\]

In the same way,

\[a\text{ }=\text{ }k\text{ }sin\text{ }A\]

also,

\[~b\text{ }=\text{ }k\text{ }sin\text{ }B\]

As we know,

\[let\text{ }LHS:\]

\[b\text{ }sin\text{ }B\text{ }\text{ }c\text{ }sin\text{ }C\]

Substituting the values of b and c,

\[k\text{ }sin\text{ }B\text{ }sin\text{ }B\text{ }\text{ }k\text{ }sin\text{ }C\text{ }sin\text{ }C\text{ }=\text{ }k\text{ }\left( si{{n}^{2}}~B\text{ }\text{ }si{{n}^{2}}~C \right)\text{ }\ldots \ldots \ldots .\left( i \right)\]

We know,

\[Si{{n}^{2}}~B\text{ }\text{ }si{{n}^{2}}~C\text{ }=\text{ }sin\text{ }\left( B\text{ }+\text{ }C \right)\text{ }sin\text{ }\left( B\text{ }\text{ }C \right),\]

Substituting the above values in equation (i),

\[k\text{ }\left( si{{n}^{2}}~B\text{ }\text{ }si{{n}^{2}}~C \right)\text{ }=\text{ }k\text{ }\left( sin\text{ }\left( B\text{ }+\text{ }C \right)\text{ }sin\text{ }\left( B\text{ }\text{ }C \right) \right)\]

\[[since,\text{ }\pi \text{ }=\text{ }A\text{ }+\text{ }B\text{ }+\text{ }C\Rightarrow ~B\text{ }+\text{ }C\text{ }=\text{ }\pi \text{ }A]\]

The above equation becomes,

\[=\text{ }k\text{ }\left( sin\text{ }\left( \pi \text{ }A \right)\text{ }sin\text{ }\left( B\text{ }\text{ }C \right) \right)\]

\[\left[ since,\text{ }sin\text{ }\left( \pi \text{ }\text{ }\theta  \right)\text{ }=\text{ }sin\text{ }\theta  \right]\]

\[=\text{ }k\text{ }\left( sin\text{ }\left( A \right)\text{ }sin\text{ }\left( B\text{ }\text{ }C \right) \right)\]

From sine rule, \[a\text{ }=\text{ }k\text{ }sin\text{ }A,\]

hence the above equation becomes,

\[=\text{ }a\text{ }sin\text{ }\left( B\text{ }\text{ }C \right)\]

\[=\text{ }RHS\]

Hence proved.