What would this make 'Rhombus with in two circle'?

Geometry Level 3

A rhombus is inscribed in the region common to the two circles x 2 + y 2 4 x 12 = 0 x^2 + y^2 - 4x -12 = 0 and x 2 + y 2 + 4 x 12 = 0 x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 12 = 0 with two of its vertices's on the line joining the center of the circles. The area of the rhombus can be expressed as a b a\sqrt {b} .Find the sum of a + b a+b


The answer is 11.

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1 solution

Tan Wee Kean
Aug 14, 2014

It helps if you sketch the diagram.

x 2 4 x 12 = y 2 x 2 + 4 x 12 = y 2 { x }^{ 2 }-4x-12=-{ y }^{ 2 }\\ { x }^{ 2 }+4x-12=-{ y }^{ 2 }

Observe that the equations/circles will meet when x = 0 x=0 which gives y = ± 12 y=\pm \sqrt { 12 } . Plot these two points.

Since these two points are reflection of each others along the x-axis, the circles are symmetrical along the x-axis.

Then, finding the roots of the equations: x 2 4 x 12 = 0 x 2 + 4 x 12 = 0 { x }^{ 2 }-4x-12=0\\ { x }^{ 2 }+4x-12=0

For the first equation we get x = 6 , 2 , y = 0 x=6,-2, y=0 as points on the circle.

For the second equation we get x = 2 , 6 , y = 0 x=2,-6, y=0 as points on the circle.

Thus, the points on the overlapping region is (-2,0) and (2,0). Area of rhombus: [ 2 ( 2 ) ] × [ 12 ( 12 ) ] ÷ 2 = 4 12 = 8 3 [2-(-2)]\times [\sqrt { 12 } -(-\sqrt { 12 } )]\div 2=4\sqrt { 12 } =8\sqrt { 3 }

8+3= 11 \boxed{11} .

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