MHB Prove Triangle Inequality: $\sqrt{2}\sin A-2\sin B+\sin C=0$

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In triangle ABC, the condition $\sqrt{2}\sin A - 2\sin B + \sin C = 0$ leads to the inequality $\frac{3}{\sin A} + \frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sin C} \ge 2(\sqrt{3}+1)$. It is established that if the angle condition is satisfied, the inequality will always hold true. A specific case where equality is achieved occurs when $A = \frac{\pi}{3}$ and $C = \frac{\pi}{4}$. The discussion suggests that there may be multiple triangles fulfilling these criteria. Overall, the relationship between the angles and the derived inequality is consistently valid within the defined parameters.
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In a triangle $ABC$ with $\sqrt{2}\sin A-2\sin B+\sin C=0$, prove that $\dfrac{3}{\sin A}+\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{\sin C}\ge 2(\sqrt{3}+1)$.
 
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anemone said:
In a triangle $ABC$ with $\sqrt{2}\sin A-2\sin B+\sin C=0$, prove that $\dfrac{3}{\sin A}+\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{\sin C}\ge 2(\sqrt{3}+1)$.
I can find _a_ triangle that satisfies $\sqrt{2}\sin A-2\sin B+\sin C=0$ where $\dfrac{3}{sin A}+\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{\sin C}\ge 2(\sqrt{3}+1)$ but you use $\ge$ , does this mean there are a multitude of triangles that meet these requirements?

To find my triangle I use the equalities: $\dfrac{sin A}{a} = \dfrac{sin B}{b} = \dfrac{sin C}{c}$

I rearrange your equation to: $\sqrt{2}\sin A+\sin C=2\sin B$ and let $b = 1$ then
$\sqrt{2}\sin A+\sin C=2\dfrac {sin B}{b}$. Now since $\dfrac {sin B}{b} = \dfrac{sin C}{c} = \dfrac{sin A}{a}$
we can write
$\sqrt{2}\sin A+\sin C= \dfrac{sin A}{a} + \dfrac{sin C}{c}$
and if we let $a = \dfrac {1}{\sqrt{2}}$ and $ c = 1$ then our equation is satisfied.

Now that we have found the 3 sides of our triangle we can find the 3 angles. From my CRC handbook I find
$\cos A = \dfrac{b^2 + c^2 - a^2}{2bc} = 0.75$
$\cos B = \dfrac{c^2 + a^2 - b^2}{2ca} = 0.3536$
$\cos C = \dfrac{a^2 + b^2 - c^2}{2ab} = 0.3536$

Converting to the angles in degrees I get:
$A = 41.41 , B = 69.30 , C = 69.30 $ (as a crosscheck we can see that they sum to 180)
and then
$\dfrac{3}{sin A} + \dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{sin C} = \dfrac{3}{sin 41.41} + \dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{sin69.30} = \dfrac{3}{0.6614} + \dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{0.9354} = 4.5358 + 1.5119 = 6.0477$ and this is greater than $2(\sqrt{3}+1) = 5.4641$.
 
DavidCampen said:
I can find _a_ triangle that satisfies $\sqrt{2}\sin A-2\sin B+\sin C=0$ where $\dfrac{3}{sin A}+\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{\sin C}\ge 2(\sqrt{3}+1)$ but you use $\ge$ , does this mean there are a multitude of triangles that meet these requirements?

The question says as long as we can prove that the angles in a triangle $ABC$ satisfy $\sqrt{2}\sin A-2\sin B+\sin C=0$, then $\dfrac{3}{\sin A}+\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{\sin C}\ge 2(\sqrt{3}+1)$ will always hold. (Nod)

The other comment that I have for this unsolved challenge is that the equality holds when $A=\dfrac{\pi}{3}$ and $C=\dfrac{\pi}{4}$.
 
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