A geometry problem by vishnu c

Geometry Level 4

A curve C C has the property that the slope of the tangent at any given point ( x , y ) (x,y) on C C is x 2 + y 2 2 x y \dfrac { x^{ 2 }+y^{ 2 } }{ 2xy } . If the curve passes through ( 2015 , 2014 ) (2015, 2014) , then determine the eccentricity of the conic.


The answer is 1.414.

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1 solution

Tanishq Varshney
May 11, 2015

d y d x = x 2 + y 2 2 x y \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{x^{2}+y^{2}}{2xy}

p u t y = v x put~y=vx

and solving

l n 1 v 2 = l n ( c x ) ln|1-v^{2}|=ln(\frac{c}{x}) , where c is constant of integration

so the curve is x 2 y 2 = c x x^{2}-y^{2}=cx

No need of finding c c as it is a rectangular hyperbola as clear from the equation

( x c 2 ) 2 ( c 2 ) 2 y 2 ( c 2 ) 2 = 1 \huge{\frac{(x-\frac{c}{2})^{2}}{(\frac{c}{2})^{2}}-\frac{y^{2}}{(\frac{c}{2})^{2}}=1}

and eccentricity of rectangular hyperbola is always 2 \large{\boxed{\sqrt{2}}}

Hey man i wrote 1.141. Why is tha t wrong

Shambo Basu - 5 years, 10 months ago

Why can we say that y=v*x? It's the same as saying that the relation between both variables is linear or I'm wrong?

Alex Gómez Borrego - 5 years, 6 months ago

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It would be a linear relationship if v was a constant, but v is a variable as well. This is a technique used to solve homogenous differential equations. As you see putting y = vx cancels out the x on the R.H.S

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 6 months ago

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Understood. Thanks :)

Alex Gómez Borrego - 5 years, 6 months ago

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