Use Reflection Properties Of Parabola !

Geometry Level 5

Let a parabola with focus ( 5 , 5 ) (5, 5) touches the two lines : L 1 : y = x + 1 , L 2 : y = x + 1. \displaystyle{ L }_{ 1 }:\quad y=\quad x+1, \\ { L }_{ 2 }:\quad y=-x+1.

the equation of the parabola be : a x b y + c d = ( x e ) 2 + ( y e ) 2 . \displaystyle\left| \frac { ax-by+c }{ \sqrt { d } } \right| \quad =\quad \sqrt { { (x-e) }^{ 2 }+{ (y-e) }^{ 2 } }.

Find Value of a + b + c + d + e a+b+c+d+e

Details and assumptions

  • a , b , c , d , e a ,b ,c,d,e are all Positive integers, ' d d ' is square free integer. And Don't count ' e e ' twice .
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The answer is 59.

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2 solutions

Deepanshu Gupta
Dec 18, 2014

Here Note That Given two Tangent's Lines are perpendicular ( m 1 m 2 = 1 ) \displaystyle\because \quad ({ m }_{ 1 }{ m }_{ 2 }=\quad -1) .

So It is Property of Parabola That Two perpendicular tangent's must be intersect the directrix of parabola (Definition of Director Circle of Parabola) So directrix must be Pass through (0,1) .

Again By using Reflection Property of Parabola that is Image of Focus Lies in given Tangent Line Lies on directrix So image of Focus is Q(4,6) By taking image in Line L 1 L_{ 1 } .

[See Below How I directly Compute This? I have Short Trick For it]

Eq. of Directrix : from two point's ( 0 , 1 ) (0,1) & ( 4 , 6 ) (4,6)

5 x 4 y + 4 = 0 \displaystyle5x-4y+4\quad =\quad 0\\ .

Now By Using Focal Directrix Property of Parabola i.e Distance of any point P(x,y) on parabola from Focus is equal to the perpendicular distance of Point P(x,y) from Directrix of parabola :

S P = P M 5 x 4 y + 4 41 = ( x 5 ) 2 + ( x 5 ) 2 \displaystyle\\ SP\quad =\quad PM\quad \\ \\ \boxed { \left| \cfrac { 5x-4y+4 }{ \sqrt { 41 } } \right| =\sqrt { { (x-5) }^{ 2 }+{ (x-5) }^{ 2 } } } .



Short Trick :

For Calculating Image of a Point P ( a , b ) P(a,b) in a given Line L : y = x + c y\quad =\quad x\quad +\quad c . is given By : Q ( b c , a + c ) \boxed { \quad Q(b-c,\quad a+c)\quad } .

(You can Verify it by taking standard case C=0) !

Or We Could Have Calculated The Coordinates Of Image Of Focus In Both The Tangents and those will lie on directrix

Prakhar Bindal - 5 years, 7 months ago

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Yeah! I did this one!

Md Zuhair - 3 years, 3 months ago

Smh Wrote 5^2 + 4^2=29 :P

Suhas Sheikh - 2 years, 10 months ago
Akshay Sharma
Dec 12, 2015

this question can also be solved without reflection properties Since the directrix pass through (0,1) and perpendicular to the line joining the points { (0,1) , (5,5)} .Hence we can write the equation of directrix and using the Basic defination of parabola that "distance of pt. from fix Pt. is equal to distance from directrix.Hence A+B+C+D+E=59

Why is the line passing through (0,1) and (5,5) perpendicular to the directrix???

Sarthak Behera - 4 years, 10 months ago

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