You are given four points: , and you are asked to construct an ellipse that passes through these four points and at the same time be tangent to the -axis. It turns out there are two such ellipses. Find the sum of their areas, and enter as your answer.
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Find ellipse equation in form
a ⋅ x 2 + b ⋅ y 2 + c ⋅ x ⋅ y + d ⋅ x + f ⋅ y = 1
For
y = 0
a ⋅ x 2 + d ⋅ x = 1
D = d 2 + 4 a = 0
a = − 4 d 2
− 4 d 2 ⋅ x 2 + b y 2 + c ⋅ x ⋅ y + d ⋅ x + f ⋅ y = 1
Four equations for points A ( 0 , 6 ) , B ( 3 , 9 ) , C ( 6 , 8 ) , D ( 8 , 3 )
b ⋅ 6 2 + f ⋅ 6 = 1
− 4 d 2 ⋅ 3 2 + b ⋅ 9 2 + c ⋅ 3 ⋅ 9 + d ⋅ 3 + f ⋅ 9 = 1
− 4 d 2 ⋅ 6 2 + b ⋅ 8 2 + c ⋅ 6 ⋅ 8 + d ⋅ 6 + f ⋅ 8 = 1
− 4 d 2 ⋅ 8 2 + b ⋅ 3 2 + c ⋅ 8 ⋅ 3 + d ⋅ 8 + f ⋅ 3 = 1
Solve system
Properties of ellipse 1
Properties of ellipse 2
ellipse1
area enclosed | 102.0215377764767286
ellipse2
area enclosed | 56.64732607727403969317
102.0215377764767286+56.64732607727403969317
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