a , b , c , d are positive numbers such that
{ a 2 + b 2 = c 2 + d 2 a 2 + d 2 − a d = b 2 + c 2 + b c
Find the value of a d + b c a b + c d .
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To satisfy the first equation and the quantities being positive, let a = r cos θ , b = r sin θ , c = r cos ϕ and d = r sin ϕ , where r > 0 and θ and ϕ are in the interval ( 0 , 2 π ) .
The second equation then becomes r 2 cos 2 θ + r 2 sin 2 ϕ − r 2 cos θ ⋅ sin ϕ = r 2 sin 2 θ + r 2 cos 2 ϕ + r 2 cos ϕ ⋅ sin θ
Dividing through by r 2 and tidying up, we get cos 2 θ − cos 2 ϕ = sin ( θ + ϕ )
With a bit of manipulation, this becomes ( 2 sin ( θ − ϕ ) + 1 ) sin ( θ + ϕ ) = 0
Since 0 < θ + ϕ < π , we can't have sin ( θ + ϕ ) = 0 ; therefore 2 sin ( θ − ϕ ) + 1 = 0
and ϕ = θ + 6 π
The quantity we want to find is x = a d + b c a b + c d = 2 sin ( θ + ϕ ) sin 2 θ + sin 2 ϕ = 2 sin ( 2 θ + 6 π ) sin 2 θ + sin ( 2 θ + 3 π ) = cos 2 θ + 3 sin 2 θ sin 2 θ + 2 3 cos 2 θ + 2 1 sin 2 θ = 2 3