Concurrency In Area!

Algebra Level 3

Three lines a 1 x + b 1 y + c = 0 a_1x + b_1y + c = 0 , a 2 x + b 2 y + c = 0 a_2x + b_2y + c = 0 and a 3 x + b 3 y + c = 0 a_3x + b_3y + c = 0 where c R { 0 } c \in R - \{0\} are concurrent .

Find the a r e a \color{#3D99F6}{area} of the triangle having vertices ( a 1 , b 1 ) , ( a 2 , b 2 ) and ( a 3 , b 3 ) (a_1, b_1), (a_2, b_2) \text{ and } (a_3, b_3) .


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c \mid c\mid a 1 2 + a 2 2 + a 3 2 + b 1 2 + b 2 2 + b 3 2 + c 2 \mid a_1^2 + a_2^2 + a_3^2 + b_1^2 + b_2^2 + b_3^2 + c^2\mid a 1 b 1 + a 2 b 2 + a 3 b 3 + c \mid a_1b_1 + a_2b_2 + a_3b_3 + c\mid a 1 a 2 a 3 + b 1 b 2 b 3 + c 3 \mid a_1a_2a_3 + b_1b_2b_3 + c^3\mid 0 None of the other options c 2 \mid c^2\mid

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2 solutions

Aryan Sanghi
Jul 12, 2020

Area of triangle with vertices ( a 1 , b 1 ) , ( a 2 , b 2 ) and ( a 3 , b 3 ) (a_1, b_1), (a_2, b_2) \text{ and } (a_3, b_3) is

Δ = 1 2 a 1 b 1 1 a 2 b 2 1 a 3 b 3 1 \Delta = \frac{1}{2}\begin{vmatrix} a_1 & b_1 & 1 \\ a_2 & b_2 & 1 \\ a_3 & b_3 & 1 \end{vmatrix}

As the three lines a 1 x + b 1 y + c = 0 a_1x + b_1y + c = 0 , a 2 x + b 2 y + c = 0 a_2x + b_2y + c = 0 and a 3 x + b 3 y + c = 0 a_3x + b_3y + c = 0 are concurrent, so

a 1 b 1 c a 2 b 2 c a 3 b 3 c = 0 \begin{vmatrix} a_1 & b_1 & c \\ a_2 & b_2 & c \\ a_3 & b_3 & c \end{vmatrix} = 0

c a 1 b 1 1 a 2 b 2 1 a 3 b 3 1 = 0 c\begin{vmatrix} a_1 & b_1 & 1 \\ a_2 & b_2 & 1 \\ a_3 & b_3 & 1 \end{vmatrix} = 0

c × Δ = 0 c × \Delta = 0

As c 0 , Δ = 0 \text{As } c \neq 0, \Delta = 0

Area of triangle = 1 2 Δ = 0 \color{#3D99F6}{\boxed{\text{Area of triangle } = \frac{1}{2}\Delta = 0}}

There is a missing 1 2 \frac{1}{2} for the area.

Atomsky Jahid - 11 months ago

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Thanks. Fixed it.

Aryan Sanghi - 11 months ago
David Vreken
Jul 13, 2020

Let the point of concurrency be ( p , q ) (p, q) . Then a 1 p + b 1 q + c = 0 a_1p + b_1q + c = 0 , a 2 p + b 2 q + c = 0 a_2p + b_2q + c = 0 , and a 3 p + b 3 q + c = 0 a_3p + b_3q + c = 0 .

Put another way, p x + q y + c = 0 px + qy + c = 0 , where some solutions for ( x , y ) (x, y) are ( a 1 , b 1 ) (a_1, b_1) , ( a 2 , b 2 ) (a_2, b_2) , and ( a 3 , b 3 ) (a_3, b_3) .

Since p x + q y + c = 0 px + qy + c = 0 is an equation of a line, ( a 1 , b 1 ) (a_1, b_1) , ( a 2 , b 2 ) (a_2, b_2) , and ( a 3 , b 3 ) (a_3, b_3) are collinear, so the triangle formed by these three points is degenerate and has an area of 0 \boxed{0} .

Excellent solution sir. Thanku for sharing it with us.

Aryan Sanghi - 11 months ago

I realised the same thing later although I first went for the matrices.

Siddharth Chakravarty - 11 months ago

Brilliant sir

A Former Brilliant Member - 10 months, 4 weeks ago

I don't know the maths being used here, but I just thought this: All lines intersect at a point(from the link given), so they will only meet at that point, and so the area is 0.

I want to know if I am wrong.

Vinayak Srivastava - 10 months, 3 weeks ago

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The question was not that about which you are thinking.

A Former Brilliant Member - 10 months, 3 weeks ago

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I don't understand.

Vinayak Srivastava - 10 months, 3 weeks ago

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@Vinayak Srivastava Sorry,for confusing you.

A Former Brilliant Member - 10 months, 3 weeks ago

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@A Former Brilliant Member No problem!

Vinayak Srivastava - 10 months, 3 weeks ago

You are supposed to find the area of the triangle formed by ( a 1 , b 1 ) (a_1, b_1) , ( a 2 , b 2 ) (a_2, b_2) , and ( a 3 , b 3 ) (a_3, b_3) , not the area of the concurrent point.

David Vreken - 10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Oh, thanks!

Vinayak Srivastava - 10 months, 3 weeks ago

If the question was this, it wouldn't be much detailed and rated at Level 4. No need to say @David Vreken said it before.

Siddharth Chakravarty - 10 months, 3 weeks ago

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I thought the same thing, so I knew I had to be wrong :_

Vinayak Srivastava - 10 months, 3 weeks ago

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