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With the usual notation in $$\triangle ABC$$, if $$\angle A + \angle B = 120^{\circ}$$, $$a = \sqrt{3} + 1$$ units and $$b = \sqrt{3} - 1$$ units, then the ratio $$\angle A : \angle B$$ is:
We have a triangle $$\triangle ABC$$ with the usual notation: side $$a$$ is opposite angle $$A$$ and side $$b$$ is opposite angle $$B$$. The given data are
$$\angle A+\angle B = 120^{\circ}, \qquad a = \sqrt{3}+1, \qquad b = \sqrt{3}-1.$$
From the Law of Sines, which states $$\dfrac{a}{\sin A}=\dfrac{b}{\sin B}=\dfrac{c}{\sin C},$$ we obtain the proportionality
$$\dfrac{a}{b}=\dfrac{\sin A}{\sin B}. \quad -(1)$$
Substituting the given side lengths into (1) gives
$$\dfrac{\sin A}{\sin B}=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}+1}{\sqrt{3}-1}.$$
To simplify the right-hand side we rationalise the denominator:
$$\dfrac{\sqrt{3}+1}{\sqrt{3}-1}\times\dfrac{\sqrt{3}+1}{\sqrt{3}+1} =\dfrac{(\sqrt{3}+1)^{2}}{(\sqrt{3})^{2}-1^{2}} =\dfrac{3+1+2\sqrt{3}}{3-1} =\dfrac{4+2\sqrt{3}}{2} =2+\sqrt{3}.$$
Hence
$$\dfrac{\sin A}{\sin B}=2+\sqrt{3}. \quad -(2)$$
Now let us set $$\angle A = x^{\circ}.$$ Because $$\angle A+\angle B=120^{\circ},$$ we can write $$\angle B = 120^{\circ}-x^{\circ}.$$ Substituting these into equation (2) yields
$$\dfrac{\sin x}{\sin(120^{\circ}-x)} = 2+\sqrt{3}. \quad -(3)$$
We next expand the denominator using the sine subtraction formula $$\sin(\alpha-\beta)=\sin\alpha\cos\beta-\cos\alpha\sin\beta.$$ Taking $$\alpha=120^{\circ}$$ and $$\beta=x$$ gives
$$\sin(120^{\circ}-x)=\sin120^{\circ}\cos x-\cos120^{\circ}\sin x.$$
Because $$\sin120^{\circ}=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$$ and $$\cos120^{\circ}=-\dfrac12,$$ we have
$$\sin(120^{\circ}-x)=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\cos x-\left(-\dfrac12\right)\sin x =\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\cos x+\dfrac12\sin x =\dfrac{\sqrt{3}\cos x+\sin x}{2}.$$
Substituting this expression back into (3) we get
$$\dfrac{\sin x}{\dfrac{\sqrt{3}\cos x+\sin x}{2}}=2+\sqrt{3}.$$ Multiplying numerator and denominator by $$2$$ yields
$$\dfrac{2\sin x}{\sqrt{3}\cos x+\sin x}=2+\sqrt{3}.$$
Cross-multiplying, we obtain
$$2\sin x=(2+\sqrt{3})(\sqrt{3}\cos x+\sin x).$$
Expanding the right-hand side gives
$$2\sin x=(2+\sqrt{3})\sqrt{3}\cos x+(2+\sqrt{3})\sin x =(2\sqrt{3}+3)\cos x+(2+\sqrt{3})\sin x.$$
Bringing all terms to the left and combining like terms:
$$2\sin x-(2+\sqrt{3})\sin x-(2\sqrt{3}+3)\cos x=0,$$ $$\bigl[2-(2+\sqrt{3})\bigr]\sin x-(2\sqrt{3}+3)\cos x=0,$$ $$-\sqrt{3}\sin x-(2\sqrt{3}+3)\cos x=0.$$
Multiplying by $$-1$$ simplifies this to
$$\sqrt{3}\sin x+(2\sqrt{3}+3)\cos x=0.$$
Dividing throughout by $$\cos x$$ (which is non-zero for the angle we will obtain) gives an equation in $$\tan x$$:
$$\sqrt{3}\tan x+(2\sqrt{3}+3)=0,$$ $$\tan x=-\dfrac{2\sqrt{3}+3}{\sqrt{3}}.$$
Splitting the numerator and simplifying:
$$-\dfrac{2\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}}-\dfrac{3}{\sqrt{3}} =-(2+\sqrt{3}).$$
Thus
$$\tan x=-(2+\sqrt{3}). \quad -(4)$$
We recognise that $$\tan75^{\circ}=2+\sqrt{3},$$ so equation (4) becomes
$$\tan x=-\tan75^{\circ}.$$
The principal value that satisfies this while lying between $$0^{\circ}$$ and $$120^{\circ}$$ is
$$x=105^{\circ},$$ because $$\tan105^{\circ}=\tan(180^{\circ}-75^{\circ})=-\tan75^{\circ}.$$
Therefore
$$\angle A = 105^{\circ}, \qquad \angle B = 120^{\circ}-105^{\circ}=15^{\circ}.$$
The required ratio is then
$$\angle A:\angle B = 105^{\circ}:15^{\circ}=7:1.$$
Hence, the correct answer is Option A.
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