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Satiric

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In any triangle ABC, write a relationship between the angle A and the sum of the angles B and C. Thus prove, that in triangle ABC
sin A = Sin B cos C + cos B sin C
Deduce that
a = b cos c + c cos b

I get the first part pretty easy, i don't know what they want for the second bit.
can anyone help?
thanks a lot.

This question is from couchman and jones (exercise 24.1 Q10a)
 

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(sin A)/a = (sin B)/b => sin B = b(sin A)/a
(sin A)/a = (sin C)/c => sin C = c(sin A)/a

sin A = sin B cos C + cos B sin C
sin A = [b(sin A)/a] cos C + cos B [c(sin A)/a]
asin A = sin A(b cos C + c cos B)
a = b cos C + c cos B
 

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