Question Number 211992 by ajfour last updated on 26/Sep/24
Commented by ajfour last updated on 26/Sep/24
$${Find}\:{r}\:{in}\:{terms}\:{of}\:{R}\:{and}\:{a}. \\ $$
Commented by ajfour last updated on 26/Sep/24
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Answered by mr W last updated on 26/Sep/24
$$\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{2}\alpha=\frac{{a}}{{R}}=\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{sin}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\alpha \\ $$$$\mathrm{sin}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\alpha=\frac{\mathrm{1}−\frac{{a}}{{R}}}{\mathrm{2}},\:\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\alpha=\frac{\mathrm{1}+\frac{{a}}{{R}}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{tan}\:\alpha=\frac{{r}}{{R}+\sqrt{\left({R}−{r}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} −{r}^{\mathrm{2}} }} \\ $$$$\left[\frac{{r}}{{R}+\sqrt{{R}\left({R}−\mathrm{2}{r}\right)}}\right]^{\mathrm{2}} =\frac{\mathrm{1}−\frac{{a}}{{R}}}{\mathrm{1}+\frac{{a}}{{R}}} \\ $$$${say}\:{k}=\frac{{r}}{{R}},\:\lambda=\frac{{a}}{{R}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\left[\frac{{k}}{\mathrm{1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{2}{k}}}\right]^{\mathrm{2}} =\frac{\mathrm{1}−\lambda}{\mathrm{1}+\lambda} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\lambda\left({k}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{1}+\left[\frac{{k}}{\mathrm{1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{2}{k}}}\right]^{\mathrm{2}} }−\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{k}\left(\lambda\right)=\lambda^{−\mathrm{1}} \left({k}\right) \\ $$