Question Number 112606 by ajfour last updated on 08/Sep/20
Commented by ajfour last updated on 10/Sep/20
$${Find}\:{minimum}\:{length}\:{of}\:{AE}\:{in} \\ $$$${terms}\:{of}\:{r},\:{a},\:{b}.\:\:\: \\ $$
Answered by mr W last updated on 09/Sep/20
Commented by mr W last updated on 09/Sep/20
$$\mu=\frac{{b}}{{a}} \\ $$$$\rho=\frac{{r}}{{a}} \\ $$$$\eta=\frac{{h}}{{a}} \\ $$$$\lambda=\mathrm{tan}\:\varphi \\ $$$${eqn}.\:{of}\:{QA}: \\ $$$${y}=−{k}+\left({x}+{h}\right)\mathrm{tan}\:\varphi \\ $$$$\lambda{x}−{y}+\left(\lambda{h}−{k}\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} {a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} =\left(\lambda{h}−{k}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{k}=\lambda{h}−\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} {a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\frac{{k}}{{a}}=\lambda\eta−\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} +\mu^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$${P}\left(−{a}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\theta,\:−{b}\:\mathrm{sin}\:\theta\right) \\ $$$$\mathrm{tan}\:\phi=\frac{\mu}{\mathrm{tan}\:\theta} \\ $$$$\varphi+\alpha+\left(\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{2}}−\varphi−\phi\right)=\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\alpha\Rightarrow\phi \\ $$$$−{a}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\theta=−{h}+{r}\:\mathrm{sin}\:\phi \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\rho\:\mathrm{sin}\:\phi=\eta−\mathrm{cos}\:\theta \\ $$$$−{b}\:\mathrm{sin}\:\theta=−{k}+{r}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\phi \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\rho\:\mathrm{cos}\:\phi=\lambda\eta−\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} +\mu^{\mathrm{2}} }−\mu\:\mathrm{sin}\:\theta \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\mathrm{tan}\:\phi=\frac{\eta−\mathrm{cos}\:\theta}{\lambda\eta−\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} +\mu^{\mathrm{2}} }−\mu\:\mathrm{sin}\:\theta} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\frac{\mu}{\mathrm{tan}\:\theta}=\frac{\eta−\mathrm{cos}\:\theta}{\lambda\eta−\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} +\mu^{\mathrm{2}} }−\mu\:\mathrm{sin}\:\theta} \\ $$$$\left(\mu\lambda−\mathrm{tan}\:\theta\right)\eta=\mu\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} +\mu^{\mathrm{2}} }−\left(\mathrm{1}−\mu^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\mathrm{sin}\:\theta \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\eta=\frac{\mu\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} +\mu^{\mathrm{2}} }−\left(\mathrm{1}−\mu^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\mathrm{sin}\:\theta}{\mu\lambda−\mathrm{tan}\:\theta} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\rho^{\mathrm{2}} =\left(\eta−\mathrm{cos}\:\theta\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\left(\lambda\eta−\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} +\mu^{\mathrm{2}} }−\mu\:\mathrm{sin}\:\theta\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${x}_{{A}} =−{h}+{r}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\varphi \\ $$$${y}_{{A}} =−{k}+{r}\:\mathrm{sin}\:\varphi \\ $$$${AE}^{\mathrm{2}} =\left({h}−{r}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\varphi\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({k}−{r}\:\mathrm{sin}\:\varphi\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\Phi=\left(\frac{{AE}}{{a}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} =\left(\eta−\rho\:\mathrm{cos}\:\varphi\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\left(\lambda\eta−\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} +\mu^{\mathrm{2}} }−\rho\:\mathrm{sin}\:\varphi\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\Phi=\left[\frac{\mu\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} +\mu^{\mathrm{2}} }−\left(\mathrm{1}−\mu^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\mathrm{sin}\:\theta}{\mu\lambda−\mathrm{tan}\:\theta}−\rho\:\mathrm{cos}\:\varphi\right]^{\mathrm{2}} +\left[\frac{\mu\lambda\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} +\mu^{\mathrm{2}} }−\lambda\left(\mathrm{1}−\mu^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\mathrm{sin}\:\theta}{\mu\lambda−\mathrm{tan}\:\theta}−\sqrt{\lambda^{\mathrm{2}} +\mu^{\mathrm{2}} }−\rho\:\mathrm{sin}\:\varphi\right]^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$….. \\ $$