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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2016 ib Paper 2 14F a Solution by
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In the hyperbolic law of cosines, the angle opposite being at least makes its cosine nonpositive. ThusSince is increasing on , the opposite side is longest: . For a nondegenerate hyperbolic triangle both comparisons are strict.
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