From a point A common tangents are drawn to the circle x 2 + y 2 = 2 and the parabola y 2 = 8 x . Find the area of the quadrilateral formed by the common tangents, the chord of contact of the circle and the chord of contact of the parabola.
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We need to find the area of the quadrilateral
P
Q
R
S
which is trapezium.
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=
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m
2
a
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=
2
a
2
(
1
+
m
2
)
=
>
m
4
+
m
2
−
2
=
0
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=
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1
,
∴
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,
=
>
y
=
x
+
a
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=
−
x
−
a
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b
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.
∴
P
(
2
−
a
,
2
a
)
Q
(
2
−
a
,
2
−
a
)
R
(
a
,
2
a
)
S
(
a
,
−
2
a
)
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q
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r
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l
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r
a
l
P
Q
R
S
=
2
1
(
P
T
)
(
P
Q
+
R
S
)
=
>
a
r
e
a
=
2
1
(
a
+
2
a
)
(
a
+
4
a
)
=
>
a
r
e
a
=
2
1
×
2
3
a
×
5
a
=
>
a
r
e
a
=
4
1
5
a
2
P
u
t
t
i
n
g
a
=
2
,
a
r
e
a
=
4
1
5
×
4
=
1
5
Nice solution :)
Did the same but this is brute force
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Yeah truly it's lengthy ......
I didnt used brute force. I am quite lazy and dont use it :)
I have seen this before, may be in IIT past papers.
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You are absolutely correct.This question was asked in IIT.
Very lengthy
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