Gỉa sử \(\Delta ABC\)cân tại C, kẻ \(CH⊥AB\)
Ta có VT= \(\cos^2A=\frac{AH^2}{AC^2};\cos^2B=\frac{BH^2}{BC^2}\Rightarrow\cos^2A+\cos^2B=\frac{AH^2}{AC^2}+\frac{BH^2}{BC^2}=2.\frac{AH^2}{AC^2}\)do \(\hept{\begin{cases}AH=BH\\AC=BC\end{cases}}\)
\(\sin^2A=\frac{CH^2}{CA^2};\sin^2B=\frac{CH^2}{CB^2}\Rightarrow\sin^2A+\sin^2B=2.\frac{CH^2}{CA^2}\)
\(\Rightarrow\frac{\cos^2A+\cos^2B}{\sin^2A+\sin^2B}=\frac{2.\frac{AH^2}{AC^2}}{2.\frac{CH^2}{AC^2}}=\frac{AH^2}{CH^2}\)
Ta có VP =\(\frac{1}{2}\left(\cot^2A+\cot^2B\right)=\frac{1}{2}.\left(\frac{AH^2}{CH^2}+\frac{BH^2}{CH^2}\right)=\frac{1}{2}\left(2.\frac{AH^2}{CH^2}\right)=\frac{AH^2}{CH^2}\)
Ta thấy VT=VP\(\Rightarrow\)giả sử đúng
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