3 variables, 3 equations?

Calculus Level 5

Let C 1 C_1 and C 2 C_2 be defined as: C 1 : x 2 + y 2 + 2 g x + 2 f y + c = 0 \large C_1:x^2+y^2+2\color{#D61F06}{g}x+2\color{#3D99F6}{f}y+\color{#20A900}{c}=0 ( g , f , c are real parameters ) (g,f,c \text{ are real parameters})

C 2 : y 2 4 x + 8 = 0 \large C_2: y^2-4x+8=0

If C 1 C_1 passes through the point ( 6 , 3 ) (6,3) and also cuts C 2 C_2 orthogonally at the point with ordinate 2 -2 then C 1 C_1 can be written in the form mentioned above, then:

g + f c = ? \Large \color{#D61F06}{g}+\color{#3D99F6}{f}-\color{#20A900}{c}=\ ?


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The answer is 71.

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1 solution

Rishabh Jain
May 3, 2016

Point on C 2 C_2 with ordinate 2 -2 is ( 3 , 2 ) (3,-2)
( Obtain this by putting y = 2 y=-2 in C 1 C_1 .) C 2 : y 2 = 4 x 8 d y d x = 2 y C_2: y^2=4x-8\implies \dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac 2y ( d y d x ) y = 2 = 1 \implies\left(\dfrac{dy}{dx}\right)_{y=-2}=-1 Since C 1 C_1 cuts C 2 C_2 orthogonally at ( 3 , 2 ) (3,-2) , therefore normal to C 2 C_2 at this point will serve as a tangent to C 1 C_1 at sane point. Equation of this normal is: ( y ( 2 ) ) = 1 ( x 3 ) x y 5 = 0 (y-(-2))=1(x-3)\implies x-y-5=0 This is the tangent to C 1 C_1 at ( 3 , 2 ) (3,-2) . Using the concept of family of circles, eqn of circle for real variable λ \lambda is:

( x 3 ) 2 + ( y + 2 ) 2 + λ ( x y 5 ) = 0 (x-3)^2+(y+2)^2+\lambda(x-y-5)=0

Since C 1 C_1 passes through ( 6 , 3 ) (6,3) we can obtain λ = 17 \lambda=17 . Hence:

C 1 : x 2 + y 2 + 11 x 13 y 72 = 0 C_1:x^2+y^2+11x-13y-72=0 Hence we get: g = 11 / 2 , f = 13 / 2 , c = 72 g=11/2, f=-13/2, c=-72 . Direct substitution in the required expression gives answer as 71 \large \boxed{71} .

as me too forgot about family of curve and done it by pure calculus ( application of dy/dx ) :) ,, btw very nice question and solution .

Rudraksh Sisodia - 4 years, 10 months ago

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Thanks for that response and encouragement ... thanks for solving :-)

Rishabh Jain - 4 years, 10 months ago

nice solution! i completely forgot about family of circles and hence solved for g,f and c . (was not long and equations were easy to solve)

Prakhar Bindal - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Great.... ¨ \ddot\smile . That was what the title all about.... ;-)

Rishabh Jain - 5 years, 1 month ago

Same here!!

Ashutosh Sharma - 3 years, 4 months ago

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