Question #80359

Reduce the conic x2+6xy+y2-8=0 to standard form.

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Answer on Question #80359 – Math – Linear Algebra

Question

Reduce the conic x2+6xy+y28=0x^{2} + 6xy + y^{2} - 8 = 0.

Solution

The General Equation for a Conic Section


Ax2+Bxy+Cy2+Dx+Ey+F=0Ax^{2} + Bxy + Cy^{2} + Dx + Ey + F = 0


In the given case we have x2+6xy+y2=0x^{2} + 6xy + y^{2} = 0

A=1,B=6,C=1,D=0,E=0,F=8A = 1, B = 6, C = 1, D = 0, E = 0, F = -8B24AC=(36)24(1)(1)=32>0B^{2} - 4AC = (36)^{2} - 4(1)(1) = 32 > 0


Then we have hyperbola or 2 intersecting lines.

A conic equation of the type of Ax2+Bxy+Cy2+Dx+Ey+F=0Ax^2 + Bxy + Cy^2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 is rotated by an angle θ\theta, to form a new Cartesian plane with coordinates (x,y)(x', y'), if θ\theta is appropriately chosen, we can have a new equation without term xyxy i.e. of standard form.

The relation between coordinates (x,y)(x, y) and (x,y)(x', y') can be expressed as


x=xcosθysinθ,y=xsinθ+ycosθx = x' \cos \theta - y' \sin \theta, \quad y = x' \sin \theta + y' \cos \theta


or


x=xcosθ+ysinθ,y=xsinθ+ycosθx' = x \cos \theta + y \sin \theta, \quad y' = -x \sin \theta + y \cos \theta


For this we need to have θ\theta given by


cot2θ=ACB\cot 2\theta = \frac{A - C}{B}A=1,B=6,C=1A = 1, B = 6, C = 1cot2θ=116=0θ=π4\cot 2\theta = \frac{1 - 1}{6} = 0 \Rightarrow \theta = \frac{\pi}{4}


Then


x=xcosπ4ysinπ4,y=xsinπ4+ycosπ4x = x' \cos \frac{\pi}{4} - y' \sin \frac{\pi}{4}, \quad y = x' \sin \frac{\pi}{4} + y' \cos \frac{\pi}{4}x=x12y12,y=x12+y12x = x' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} - y' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, \quad y = x' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + y' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}x2+6xy+y2=8x^{2} + 6xy + y^{2} = 8(x12y12)2+6(x12y12)(x12+y12)+(x12+y12)2=8\left(x' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} - y' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)^{2} + 6\left(x' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} - y' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)\left(x' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + y' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right) + \left(x' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + y' \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)^{2} = 812x2xy+12y2+6(12)x26(12)y2+12x2+xy+12y2=8\frac{1}{2} x'^{2} - x' y' + \frac{1}{2} y'^{2} + 6\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) x'^{2} - 6\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) y'^{2} + \frac{1}{2} x'^{2} + x' y' + \frac{1}{2} y'^{2} = 84x22y2=84x'^{2} - 2y'^{2} = 8x22y24=1\frac{x'^{2}}{2} - \frac{y'^{2}}{4} = 1


This is a canonical equation of hyperbola.

Or


x2+6xy+y2=8x ^ {2} + 6 x y + y ^ {2} = 8x2+2x(3y)+(3y)2(3y)2+y2=8x ^ {2} + 2 x (3 y) + (3 y) ^ {2} - (3 y) ^ {2} + y ^ {2} = 8(x+3y)28y2=8(x + 3 y) ^ {2} - 8 y ^ {2} = 8


Substituting x=x+3y,y=yx' = x + 3y, y' = y we obtain


x28y2=8x ^ {\prime 2} - 8 y ^ {\prime 2} = 8x28y21=1\frac {x ^ {\prime 2}}{8} - \frac {y ^ {\prime 2}}{1} = 1


This is a canonical equation of hyperbola.

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