Line is intercepted by circle leaving us with a chord of length 4. Then what would be the minimum value for ?
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Rearrange the circle equation we have : ( x + 1 ) 2 + ( y − 2 ) 2 = 2 2 --> Centre ( − 1 , 2 ) , r = 2 Chord length = 4 = 2 r 2 − d 2 − − > 4 = 2 4 − d 2 − − > d = 0 [We realize that the line is a diameter] Substitude ( − 1 , 2 ) into the line : − 2 a − 2 b + 2 = 0 a + b = 1 So : a 1 + b 1 = a b a + b = a b 1 ≥ ( 2 a + b ) 2 1 = 4