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In the given triangle we have this point $O$ such that $\angle OAB=\angle OBC=\angle OCA=\omega$ Hence prove that $\cot\omega=\cot A+\cot B+\cot C$.

I figured out the RHS by using sine and cosine identities but the LHS couldn't be worked out by me. Please help.

Harsh Sharma
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We are dealing with the Brocard angle. Notice that, by the trigonometric form of Ceva's theorem,

$$ \sin(\omega)^3 = \sin(A-\omega)\sin(B-\omega)\sin(C-\omega). \tag{1}$$ Use the sine addition formulas to write the RHS of $(1)$ as a sum of sines, then write $\sin(A)$ as $\frac{2\Delta}{bc}$ and $\cos(A)$ as $\frac{b^2+c^2-a^2}{2bc}$. Do the same for $B$ and $C$ and that will lead to: $$ \cot(\omega) = \frac{a^2+b^2+c^2}{4\Delta}=\cot(A)+\cot(B)+\cot(C).\tag{2} $$

You may prove the same by proving first that the trilinear coordinates of the Brocard points are $$\left[\frac{b}{c};\frac{c}{a};\frac{a}{b}\right]\quad\text{and}\quad \left[\frac{c}{b};\frac{a}{c};\frac{b}{a}\right]. \tag{3}$$

Jack D'Aurizio
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