Answer on Question #46204 – Math – Analytic Geometry
Problem.
Find the path traced by the centre of the sphere which touches the lines
x / y = y / ( − 1 ) = z / 2 and 2 x = y , y − z = 0. x/y = y/(-1) = z/2 \text{ and } 2x = y, y - z = 0. x / y = y / ( − 1 ) = z /2 and 2 x = y , y − z = 0.
Solution:
We will rewrite lines x y = y − 1 = z 2 \frac{x}{y} = \frac{y}{-1} = \frac{z}{2} y x = − 1 y = 2 z and 2 x = y , y − z = 0 2x = y, y - z = 0 2 x = y , y − z = 0 in the parametric form
Let t ∈ R t \in \mathbb{R} t ∈ R is the parameter of the first line and x y = y − 1 = z 2 = t \frac{x}{y} = \frac{y}{-1} = \frac{z}{2} = t y x = − 1 y = 2 z = t . Then x = − t 2 x = -t^2 x = − t 2 , y = − t y = -t y = − t , z = 2 t z = 2t z = 2 t .
Hence x y = y − 1 = z 2 = t \frac{x}{y} = \frac{y}{-1} = \frac{z}{2} = t y x = − 1 y = 2 z = t isn't a line it is curve.
Let s ∈ R s \in \mathbb{R} s ∈ R is the parameter of the second line and x = s x = s x = s . Then x = s x = s x = s , y = 2 s y = 2s y = 2 s , z = 2 s z = 2s z = 2 s .
The tangent vector of the first ( − 2 t , − 1 , 2 ) (-2t, -1, 2) ( − 2 t , − 1 , 2 ) .
The direction vectors of the second line is ( 1 , 2 , 2 ) (1,2,2) ( 1 , 2 , 2 ) .
Suppose that ( x 0 , y 0 , z 0 ) (x_0,y_0,z_0) ( x 0 , y 0 , z 0 ) is center of the sphere. Then
( x 0 − t 2 ) 2 + ( y 0 + t ) 2 + ( z 0 − 2 t ) 2 = ( x 0 − s ) 2 + ( y 0 − 2 s ) 2 + ( z 0 − 2 s ) 2 , \sqrt{(x_0 - t^2)^2 + (y_0 + t)^2 + (z_0 - 2t)^2} = \sqrt{(x_0 - s)^2 + (y_0 - 2s)^2 + (z_0 - 2s)^2}, ( x 0 − t 2 ) 2 + ( y 0 + t ) 2 + ( z 0 − 2 t ) 2 = ( x 0 − s ) 2 + ( y 0 − 2 s ) 2 + ( z 0 − 2 s ) 2 ,
as the radiuses of the sphere.
If
( x 0 − t 2 ) 2 + ( y 0 + t ) 2 + ( z 0 − 2 t ) 2 = ( x 0 − s ) 2 + ( y 0 − 2 s ) 2 + ( z 0 − 2 s ) 2 , \sqrt{(x_0 - t^2)^2 + (y_0 + t)^2 + (z_0 - 2t)^2} = \sqrt{(x_0 - s)^2 + (y_0 - 2s)^2 + (z_0 - 2s)^2}, ( x 0 − t 2 ) 2 + ( y 0 + t ) 2 + ( z 0 − 2 t ) 2 = ( x 0 − s ) 2 + ( y 0 − 2 s ) 2 + ( z 0 − 2 s ) 2 ,
then
x 0 2 − 2 x 0 t 2 + t 4 + y 0 2 + 2 y 0 t + t 2 + z 0 − 4 z 0 t + 4 t 2 = x 0 − 2 x 0 s + s 2 + y 0 2 − 4 y 0 s + 4 s 2 + z 0 2 − 4 z 0 s + 4 s 2 \begin{array}{l}
x_0^2 - 2x_0t^2 + t^4 + y_0^2 + 2y_0t + t^2 + z_0 - 4z_0t + 4t^2 \\
= x_0 - 2x_0s + s^2 + y_0^2 - 4y_0s + 4s^2 + z_0^2 - 4z_0s + 4s^2
\end{array} x 0 2 − 2 x 0 t 2 + t 4 + y 0 2 + 2 y 0 t + t 2 + z 0 − 4 z 0 t + 4 t 2 = x 0 − 2 x 0 s + s 2 + y 0 2 − 4 y 0 s + 4 s 2 + z 0 2 − 4 z 0 s + 4 s 2
or
− 2 t ( x 0 t − y 0 + 2 z 0 ) + t 4 + 5 t 2 = − 2 s ( x 0 + 2 y 0 + 2 z 0 ) + 9 s 2 . -2t(x_0t - y_0 + 2z_0) + t^4 + 5t^2 = -2s(x_0 + 2y_0 + 2z_0) + 9s^2. − 2 t ( x 0 t − y 0 + 2 z 0 ) + t 4 + 5 t 2 = − 2 s ( x 0 + 2 y 0 + 2 z 0 ) + 9 s 2 .
The sphere should touches the lines (the direction vector of the curves should be perpendicular to the vector from the center of the sphere to the point on the line), so
( x 0 + t 2 ) ⋅ ( − 2 t ) + ( y 0 + t ) ⋅ ( − 1 ) + ( z 0 − 2 t ) ⋅ 2 = 0 (x_0 + t^2) \cdot (-2t) + (y_0 + t) \cdot (-1) + (z_0 - 2t) \cdot 2 = 0 ( x 0 + t 2 ) ⋅ ( − 2 t ) + ( y 0 + t ) ⋅ ( − 1 ) + ( z 0 − 2 t ) ⋅ 2 = 0
and
( x 0 − s ) ⋅ 1 + ( y 0 − 2 s ) ⋅ 2 + ( z 0 − 2 s ) ⋅ 2 = 0. (x_0 - s) \cdot 1 + (y_0 - 2s) \cdot 2 + (z_0 - 2s) \cdot 2 = 0. ( x 0 − s ) ⋅ 1 + ( y 0 − 2 s ) ⋅ 2 + ( z 0 − 2 s ) ⋅ 2 = 0.
Therefore
− 2 t x 0 − y 0 + 2 z 0 = 2 t 3 + 5 t or − y 0 + 2 z 0 = 2 t 3 + 5 t + 2 t x 0 -2tx_0 - y_0 + 2z_0 = 2t^3 + 5t \text{ or } -y_0 + 2z_0 = 2t^3 + 5t + 2tx_0 − 2 t x 0 − y 0 + 2 z 0 = 2 t 3 + 5 t or − y 0 + 2 z 0 = 2 t 3 + 5 t + 2 t x 0
and
x 0 + 2 y 0 + 2 z 0 = 9 s . x_0 + 2y_0 + 2z_0 = 9s. x 0 + 2 y 0 + 2 z 0 = 9 s .
Therefore
− 2 t ( x 0 t + 2 t 3 + 5 t + 2 t x 0 ) + t 4 + 5 t 2 = − 18 s 2 + 9 s 2 -2t(x_0t + 2t^3 + 5t + 2tx_0) + t^4 + 5t^2 = -18s^2 + 9s^2 − 2 t ( x 0 t + 2 t 3 + 5 t + 2 t x 0 ) + t 4 + 5 t 2 = − 18 s 2 + 9 s 2
or
− 6 t x 0 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 = − 9 s 2 . -6tx_0 - 3t^4 - 5t^2 = -9s^2. − 6 t x 0 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 = − 9 s 2 .
Hence
x 0 = 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 6 t , 2 y 0 + 2 z 0 = 9 s − 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 6 t , − y 0 + 2 z 0 = 2 t 3 + 5 t + 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 3 \begin{array}{l}
x_0 = \frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{6t}, \quad 2y_0 + 2z_0 = 9s - \frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{6t}, \\
\quad -y_0 + 2z_0 = 2t^3 + 5t + \frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{3}
\end{array} x 0 = 6 t 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 , 2 y 0 + 2 z 0 = 9 s − 6 t 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 , − y 0 + 2 z 0 = 2 t 3 + 5 t + 3 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2
Then y 0 = 9 s + 2 t 3 + 5 t − 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 6 t + 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 3 y_0 = 9s + 2t^3 + 5t - \frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{6t} + \frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{3} y 0 = 9 s + 2 t 3 + 5 t − 6 t 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 + 3 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 and z 0 = 2 t 3 + 5 t + 9 2 s − 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 12 t + 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 3 z_0 = 2t^3 + 5t + \frac{9}{2}s - \frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{12t} + \frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{3} z 0 = 2 t 3 + 5 t + 2 9 s − 12 t 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 + 3 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 .
Answer:
x 0 = 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 6 t , y 0 = 9 s + 2 t 3 + 5 t − 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 6 t + 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 3 , z 0 = 2 t 3 + 5 t + 9 2 s − 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 12 t + 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 3 . \begin{array}{l}
x_0 = \frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{6t}, \quad y_0 = 9s + 2t^3 + 5t - \frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{6t} + \frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{3}, \quad z_0 = 2t^3 + 5t + \frac{9}{2}s - \\
\frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{12t} + \frac{9s^2 - 3t^4 - 5t^2}{3}.
\end{array} x 0 = 6 t 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 , y 0 = 9 s + 2 t 3 + 5 t − 6 t 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 + 3 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 , z 0 = 2 t 3 + 5 t + 2 9 s − 12 t 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 + 3 9 s 2 − 3 t 4 − 5 t 2 .
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