Question #62049

Find the nature of the conic 2x^2 + xy− y^2− 6 = 0.

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Answer on Question #62049 – Math – Linear Algebra

Question

Find the nature of the conic


2x2+xyy26=0.2x^2 + xy - y^2 - 6 = 0.


Solution

The general equation of the second degree in two variables is


Ax2+2Bxy+Cy2+2Dx+2Ey+F=0A=2;2B=1;C=1;2D=0;2E=0;F=6.\begin{array}{l} Ax^2 + 2Bxy + Cy^2 + 2Dx + 2Ey + F = 0 \\ A = 2; 2B = 1; C = -1; 2D = 0; 2E = 0; F = -6. \end{array}


a) Simplification by rotation of coordinate system.

With a suitable rotation of the coordinate system the term in xyxy can be eliminated from any second degree equation. Under a rotation of the coordinate system about its origin by an angle of θ\theta degrees


tan2θ=2BAC=12(1)=13.\tan 2\theta = \frac{2B}{A - C} = \frac{1}{2 - (-1)} = \frac{1}{3}.x=xcosθysinθ;y=xsinθ+ycosθ;\begin{array}{l} x = x' \cos \theta - y' \sin \theta; \\ y = x' \sin \theta + y' \cos \theta; \end{array}cos2θ=11+(tan2θ)2=310;sinθ=1cos2θ2=103210;cosθ=1+cos2θ2=10+3210.x=x10+3210y103210;y=x103210+y10+3210;\begin{array}{l} \cos 2\theta = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1 + (\tan 2\theta)^2}} = \frac{3}{\sqrt{10}}; \\ \sin \theta = \sqrt{\frac{1 - \cos 2\theta}{2}} = \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10} - 3}{2\sqrt{10}}}; \\ \cos \theta = \sqrt{\frac{1 + \cos 2\theta}{2}} = \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10} + 3}{2\sqrt{10}}}. \\ x = x' \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10} + 3}{2\sqrt{10}}} - y' \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10} - 3}{2\sqrt{10}}}; \\ y = x' \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10} - 3}{2\sqrt{10}}} + y' \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{10} + 3}{2\sqrt{10}}}; \end{array}


the general equation of the second degree becomes


Ax2+2Bxy+Cy2+2Dx+2Ey+F=0A'x'^2 + 2B'x'y' + C'y'^2 + 2D'x' + 2E'y' + F' = 0


where


A=A(cosθ)2+2Bsinθcosθ+C(sinθ)2B=(CA)sinθcosθ+B((cosθ)2(sinθ)2)=12(CA)sin2θ+Bcos2θC=A(sinθ)22Bsinθcosθ+C(cosθ)2D=Dcosθ+EsinθE=EcosθDsinθ\begin{array}{l} A' = A(\cos \theta)^2 + 2B \sin \theta \cos \theta + C(\sin \theta)^2 \\ B' = (C - A) \sin \theta \cos \theta + B((\cos \theta)^2 - (\sin \theta)^2) = \frac{1}{2} (C - A) \sin 2\theta + B \cos 2\theta \\ C' = A(\sin \theta)^2 - 2B \sin \theta \cos \theta + C(\cos \theta)^2 \\ D' = D \cos \theta + E \sin \theta \\ E' = E \cos \theta - D \sin \theta \\ \end{array}F=FA=2(10+3210)+(103210)(10+3210)(103210)=1+102B=(12)(103210)(10+3210)+12(10+3210103210)=0C=2(103210)+(103210)(10+3210)(10+3210)=1102D=0E=0F=61+102x2+1102y26=0x2[12(101)]2y2[12(10+1)]2=1\begin{array}{l} F' = F \\ A' = 2 \left( \frac{\sqrt{10} + 3}{2\sqrt{10}} \right) + \sqrt{ \left( \frac{\sqrt{10} - 3}{2\sqrt{10}} \right) \left( \frac{\sqrt{10} + 3}{2\sqrt{10}} \right) } - \left( \frac{\sqrt{10} - 3}{2\sqrt{10}} \right) = \frac{1 + \sqrt{10}}{2} \\ B' = (-1 - 2) \sqrt{ \left( \frac{\sqrt{10} - 3}{2\sqrt{10}} \right) \left( \frac{\sqrt{10} + 3}{2\sqrt{10}} \right) } + \frac{1}{2} \left( \frac{\sqrt{10} + 3}{2\sqrt{10}} - \frac{\sqrt{10} - 3}{2\sqrt{10}} \right) = 0 \\ C' = 2 \left( \frac{\sqrt{10} - 3}{2\sqrt{10}} \right) + \sqrt{ \left( \frac{\sqrt{10} - 3}{2\sqrt{10}} \right) \left( \frac{\sqrt{10} + 3}{2\sqrt{10}} \right) } - \left( \frac{\sqrt{10} + 3}{2\sqrt{10}} \right) = \frac{1 - \sqrt{10}}{2} \\ D' = 0 \\ E' = 0 \\ F' = -6 \\ \frac{ \frac{1 + \sqrt{10}}{2} x'^2 + \frac{1 - \sqrt{10}}{2} y'^2 - 6 = 0 }{ \frac{x'^2}{[\sqrt{12 \cdot (\sqrt{10} - 1)}]^2} - \frac{y'^2}{[\sqrt{12 \cdot (\sqrt{10} + 1)}]^2} } = 1 \\ \end{array}


This is the equation of hyperbola:


a=12(101);  b=12(10+1)  c2=a2+b2=12(101+10+1)=2410.\begin{array}{l} a = \sqrt{12 \cdot (\sqrt{10} - 1)}; \; b = \sqrt{12 \cdot (\sqrt{10} + 1)} \; c^2 = a^2 + b^2 \\ = 12 \cdot (\sqrt{10} - 1 + \sqrt{10} + 1) = 24 \cdot \sqrt{10}. \end{array}


Answer: hyperbola.

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