Harmonious Triangles

Problem

Call ABC\triangle ABC harmonious if, after folding along its three midsegments, the four small triangles can be assembled into a (non-degenerate) tetrahedron. With A,B,CA, B, C the angles of the triangle, determine, with proof, which of the following conditions guarantee a harmonious triangle:

1. A:B:C=7:20:25A : B : C = 7 : 20 : 25; 2. sinA:sinB:sinC=7:20:25\sin A : \sin B : \sin C = 7 : 20 : 25; 3. cosA:cosB:cosC=7:20:25\cos A : \cos B : \cos C = 7 : 20 : 25; 4. tanA:tanB:tanC=7:20:25\tan A : \tan B : \tan C = 7 : 20 : 25.

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Difficulty8/10
Topicstrigonometry, Law of Cosines, solid geometry, Triangle Geometry

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