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Question Number 6716 by Tawakalitu. last updated on 15/Jul/16
Prove that the locus of a point which moves its distance from the point (−b, 0) is p times its distance from the point (b, 0) is (p^2 − 1)(x^2 + y^2 + b^2 ) − 2b(p^2 + 1)x = 0 Show that this locus is a circle and find its radius.
$${Prove}\:{that}\:{the}\:{locus}\:{of}\:{a}\:{point}\:{which}\:{moves}\:{its}\:{distance}\:{from}\: \\ $$$${the}\:{point}\:\left(−{b},\:\mathrm{0}\right)\:{is}\:{p}\:{times}\:{its}\:{distance}\:{from}\:{the}\:{point}\:\left({b},\:\mathrm{0}\right)\:{is} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} \:−\:\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} \:+\:{y}^{\mathrm{2}} \:+\:{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\:−\:\mathrm{2}{b}\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} \:+\:\mathrm{1}\right){x}\:=\:\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${Show}\:{that}\:{this}\:{locus}\:{is}\:{a}\:{circle}\:{and}\:{find}\:{its}\:{radius}. \\ $$
Answered by Yozzii last updated on 16/Jul/16
Let points P, A and B have coordinates (x,y),(−b,0) and (b,0) respectively. The information gives ∣PA∣=p∣PB∣ where p>0. ∣PA∣=(√((x+b)^2 +y^2 )) and ∣PB∣=(√((x−b)^2 +y^2 )). ∴(√((x+b)^2 +y^2 ))=p(√((x−b)^2 +y^2 )) ⇒((√((x+b)^2 +y^2 )))^2 =(p(√((x−b)^2 +y^2 )))^2 (x+b)^2 +y^2 =p^2 (x−b)^2 +p^2 y^2 x^2 +2bx+b^2 +y^2 =p^2 x^2 −2p^2 bx+p^2 b^2 +p^2 y^2 (p^2 −1)x^2 +(p^2 −1)y^2 +(p^2 −1)b^2 −2bx(1+p^2 )=0 (p^2 −1)(x^2 +y^2 +b^2 )−2b(p^2 +1)x=0....(1) Equation (1) represents the locus of P in rectangular coordinates. −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− If p≠±1, we can rewrite (1) as x^2 +y^2 +b^2 −2(((b(p^2 +1))/(p^2 −1)))x=0 x^2 −2(((b(p^2 +1))/(p^2 −1)))x+(((b(p^2 +1))/(p^2 −1)))^2 −(((b(p^2 +1))/(p^2 −1)))^2 +(y−0)^2 =0 (x−((b(p^2 +1))/(p^2 −1)))^2 +(y−0)^2 =(((b(p^2 +1))/(p^2 −1)))^2 ⇒(√((x−((b(p^2 +1))/(p^2 −1)))^2 +(y−0)^2 ))=∣(b/(p^2 −1))∣(p^2 +1)....(2) The form of (2) implies that the distance between P(x,y) and the fixed point (((b(p^2 +1))/(p^2 −1)),0) is always constant as P moves and b,p are constants. Hence, the locus of P is a circle and its radius is ∣(b/(p^2 −1))∣(p^2 +1).
$${Let}\:{points}\:{P},\:{A}\:{and}\:{B}\:{have}\:{coordinates}\:\left({x},{y}\right),\left(−{b},\mathrm{0}\right)\: \\ $$$${and}\:\left({b},\mathrm{0}\right)\:{respectively}. \\ $$$${The}\:{information}\:{gives}\:\mid{PA}\mid={p}\mid{PB}\mid\:{where}\:{p}>\mathrm{0}. \\ $$$$\mid{PA}\mid=\sqrt{\left({x}+{b}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:{and}\:\mid{PB}\mid=\sqrt{\left({x}−{b}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} }. \\ $$$$\therefore\sqrt{\left({x}+{b}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} }={p}\sqrt{\left({x}−{b}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\left(\sqrt{\left({x}+{b}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} }\right)^{\mathrm{2}} =\left({p}\sqrt{\left({x}−{b}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} }\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\left({x}+{b}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} ={p}^{\mathrm{2}} \left({x}−{b}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{p}^{\mathrm{2}} {y}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{2}{bx}+{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} ={p}^{\mathrm{2}} {x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{p}^{\mathrm{2}} {bx}+{p}^{\mathrm{2}} {b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{p}^{\mathrm{2}} {y}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}\right){x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}\right){y}^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}\right){b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{bx}\left(\mathrm{1}+{p}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)−\mathrm{2}{b}\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right){x}=\mathrm{0}….\left(\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$$${Equation}\:\left(\mathrm{1}\right)\:{represents}\:{the}\:{locus}\:{of}\:{P} \\ $$$${in}\:{rectangular}\:{coordinates}.\: \\ $$$$−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− \\ $$$${If}\:{p}\neq\pm\mathrm{1},\:{we}\:{can}\:{rewrite}\:\left(\mathrm{1}\right)\:{as} \\ $$$${x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}\left(\frac{{b}\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right)}{{p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}}\right){x}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}\left(\frac{{b}\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right)}{{p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}}\right){x}+\left(\frac{{b}\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right)}{{p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} −\left(\frac{{b}\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right)}{{p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({y}−\mathrm{0}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\left({x}−\frac{{b}\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right)}{{p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({y}−\mathrm{0}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} =\left(\frac{{b}\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right)}{{p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\sqrt{\left({x}−\frac{{b}\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right)}{{p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({y}−\mathrm{0}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} }=\mid\frac{{b}}{{p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}}\mid\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right)….\left(\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$$${The}\:{form}\:{of}\:\left(\mathrm{2}\right)\:{implies}\:{that}\:{the}\:{distance} \\ $$$${between}\:{P}\left({x},{y}\right)\:{and}\:{the}\:{fixed}\:{point}\:\left(\frac{{b}\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right)}{{p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}},\mathrm{0}\right) \\ $$$${is}\:{always}\:{constant}\:{as}\:{P}\:{moves}\:{and}\:{b},{p}\:{are} \\ $$$${constants}.\:{Hence},\:{the}\:{locus}\:{of}\:{P}\:{is}\:{a} \\ $$$${circle}\:{and}\:{its}\:{radius}\:{is}\:\mid\frac{{b}}{{p}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}}\mid\left({p}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right). \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$ \\ $$
Commented by Tawakalitu. last updated on 16/Jul/16
Wow great. thanks
$${Wow}\:{great}.\:{thanks} \\ $$

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