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easy trigonometry, but strange

Source: bmo 1987

April 23, 2007
trigonometrygeometry opengeometry

Problem Statement

In the triangle ABCABC the following equality holds: sin23A2cos48B2=sin23B2cos48A2\sin^{23}{\frac{A}{2}}\cos^{48}{\frac{B}{2}}=\sin^{23}{\frac{B}{2}}\cos^{48}{\frac{A}{2}} Determine the value of ACBC\frac{AC}{BC}.