and intersect at two points and , where and are positive numbers. Find the obtuse angle of intersection in the point in degrees rounded to decimal places.
Given that the two ellipses with equations
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First part solving the two eqautions that is very easy.
4 3 − 3 x 2 = 1 2 8 x − 1 6 x 2 − 2 2 4 (Eliminating y from both the equations)
⇒ 1 3 x 2 − 1 2 8 x + 2 6 7 = 0
Solving x = 3 , 1 3 8 9
But since x ≤ 3 4 3 hence only one solution is possible that is :
x = 3
Solving for y we get y = 2 , − 2
Let's take the point ( 3 , 2 )
Second part finding equation of tangents( that is finding their slopes)
We know that equation of a tangent to the conic a x 2 + 2 h x y + b y 2 + 2 g x + 2 f y + c = 0 at a point ( u , v ) is given by :
T = 0 where :
T = a u x + h ( u y + v x ) + b v y + g ( x + u ) + f ( y + v ) + c
Putting the co-ordinates and finding equation of tangent we get :
T 3 x 2 + 4 y 2 − 4 3 = 0 = 9 x + 8 y − 4 3 = 0
T 4 x 2 + y 2 − 3 2 x + 5 6 = 0 = 2 x − y = 4 = 0
⇒ m 1 = 8 − 9
and m 2 = 2
Last part finding the angle between the tangents :
Let the acute angle between them be θ . Hence :
t a n ( θ ) = ∣ ∣ ∣ 1 + m 1 m 2 m 1 − m 2 ∣ ∣ ∣
Putting m 1 and m 2 we get :
t a n ( θ ) = 2 5
Hence the obtuse angle is given by :
= π − t a n − 1 ( 2 5 ) ≈ 1 1 1 . 8 0 1