cos A + 2 cos B + cos C = 2
⇒ cos A + cos C = 2(1 – cos B)
2 cos((A + C)/2) × cos((A-C)/2 = 4 sin²(B/2)
2 sin(B/2) cos((A-C)/2) = 4 sin² (B/2)
cos((A-C)/2) = 2 sin (B/2)
cos((A-C)/2) = 2 cos((A+C)/2)
cos((A-C)/2) – cos((A+C)/2) = cos((A+C)/2)
2 sin(A/2) sin(C/2) = sin(B/2)
⇒ 2 {√(s-b)(s-c)√bc} × {√(s-a)(s-b)√ab} = √(s-a)(s-c)√ac
2(s – b) = b
a + b + c – 2b = b
a + c – b = b
a + c = 2b