Question #56310

Find the equation of the pair of straight lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the circles represented by x^2 + y^2 = a^2 and x^2 + y^2 + 2 ( gx + fy ) = 0.

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Answer on Question #56310 - Math - Analytic Geometry

Find the equation of the pair of straight lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the circles represented by x2+y2=a2x^{2} + y^{2} = a^{2} and x2+y2+2(gx+fy)=0x^{2} + y^{2} + 2(gx + fy) = 0.

Solution

Let's find points of intersection of these circles


{x2+y2=a2x2+y2+2(gx+fy)=0\left\{ \begin{array}{c} x ^ {2} + y ^ {2} = a ^ {2} \\ x ^ {2} + y ^ {2} + 2 (g x + f y) = 0 \end{array} \right.{x2+y2=a2a2+2(gx+fy)=0\left\{ \begin{array}{c} x ^ {2} + y ^ {2} = a ^ {2} \\ a ^ {2} + 2 (g x + f y) = 0 \end{array} \right.{x2+y2=a2x=a22gfgy\left\{ \begin{array}{l} x ^ {2} + y ^ {2} = a ^ {2} \\ x = - \frac {a ^ {2}}{2 g} - \frac {f}{g} y \end{array} \right.(a22g+fgy)2+y2=a2\left(\frac {a ^ {2}}{2 g} + \frac {f}{g} y\right) ^ {2} + y ^ {2} = a ^ {2}(f2g2+1)y2+a2fg2y+a2(a24g21)=0\left(\frac {f ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} + 1\right) y ^ {2} + \frac {a ^ {2} f}{g ^ {2}} y + a ^ {2} \left(\frac {a ^ {2}}{4 g ^ {2}} - 1\right) = 0y=a2fg2±4a2+4f2a2g2a4g22(f2g2+1)y = \frac {- \frac {a ^ {2} f}{g ^ {2}} \pm \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}}{2 \left(\frac {f ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} + 1\right)}


Thus


{x=a2g4a2+4f2a2g2a4g22(f2g2+1)y=a2fg2±4a2+4f2a2g2a4g22(f2g2+1)\left\{ \begin{array}{l} x = \frac {- \frac {a ^ {2}}{g} \mp \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}}{2 \left(\frac {f ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} + 1\right)} \\ y = \frac {- \frac {a ^ {2} f}{g ^ {2}} \pm \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}}{2 \left(\frac {f ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} + 1\right)} \end{array} \right.


The equation of the line pathing through point


(a2g4a2+4f2a2g2a4g22(f2g2+1),a2fg2+4a2+4f2a2g2a4g22(f2g2+1))\left(\frac {- \frac {a ^ {2}}{g} - \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}}{2 \left(\frac {f ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} + 1\right)}, \frac {- \frac {a ^ {2} f}{g ^ {2}} + \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}}{2 \left(\frac {f ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} + 1\right)}\right)


is


y=a2fg24a2+4f2a2g2a4g2a2g+4a2+4f2a2g2a4g2xy = \frac {\frac {a ^ {2} f}{g ^ {2}} - \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}}{\frac {a ^ {2}}{g} + \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}} x


And the line pathing through point


(a2g+4a2+4f2a2g2a4g22(f2g2+1),a2fg24a2+4f2a2g2a4g22(f2g2+1))\left(\frac {- \frac {a ^ {2}}{g} + \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}}{2 \left(\frac {f ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} + 1\right)}, \frac {- \frac {a ^ {2} f}{g ^ {2}} - \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}}{2 \left(\frac {f ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} + 1\right)}\right)


is


y=a2fg2+4a2+4f2a2g2a4g2a2g4a2+4f2a2g2a4g2xy = \frac {\frac {a ^ {2} f}{g ^ {2}} + \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}}{\frac {a ^ {2}}{g} - \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}} x


Answer: y=a2fg24a2+4f2a2g2a4g2a2g+4a2+4f2a2g2a4g2xy = \frac{\frac{a^2f}{g^2} - \sqrt{4a^2 + 4\frac{f^2a^2}{g^2} - \frac{a^4}{g^2}}}{\frac{a^2}{g} + \sqrt{4a^2 + 4\frac{f^2a^2}{g^2} - \frac{a^4}{g^2}}} x

and


y=a2fg2+4a2+4f2a2g2a4g2a2g4a2+4f2a2g2a4g2xy = \frac {\frac {a ^ {2} f}{g ^ {2}} + \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}}{\frac {a ^ {2}}{g} - \sqrt {4 a ^ {2} + 4 \frac {f ^ {2} a ^ {2}}{g ^ {2}} - \frac {a ^ {4}}{g ^ {2}}}} x


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