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Question Number 41146 by ajfour last updated on 02/Aug/18

Commented by ajfour last updated on 02/Aug/18

Q.41138   solution

$${Q}.\mathrm{41138}\:\:\:{solution} \\ $$

Answered by ajfour last updated on 02/Aug/18

64 = x^2 +y^2                  ...(i)  144= (12−x)^2 +y^2    ....(ii)  AC^( 2) = (12+x)^2 +y^2       ....(iii)  (ii)+(iii)−2(i)  gives  AC^( 2) +144−128 = 2×144  ⇒   AC = (√(144+128)) =(√(272))    or   AC= 4(√(17)) .

$$\mathrm{64}\:=\:{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:...\left({i}\right) \\ $$$$\mathrm{144}=\:\left(\mathrm{12}−{x}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\:\:....\left({ii}\right) \\ $$$${AC}^{\:\mathrm{2}} =\:\left(\mathrm{12}+{x}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\:\:\:\:\:....\left({iii}\right) \\ $$$$\left({ii}\right)+\left({iii}\right)−\mathrm{2}\left({i}\right)\:\:{gives} \\ $$$${AC}^{\:\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{144}−\mathrm{128}\:=\:\mathrm{2}×\mathrm{144} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\:\:{AC}\:=\:\sqrt{\mathrm{144}+\mathrm{128}}\:=\sqrt{\mathrm{272}} \\ $$$$\:\:{or}\:\:\:{AC}=\:\mathrm{4}\sqrt{\mathrm{17}}\:.\: \\ $$

Commented by prakash jain last updated on 03/Aug/18

(ii) i think should be 100=(12−x)^2 +y^2

$$\left({ii}\right)\:\mathrm{i}\:\mathrm{think}\:\mathrm{should}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{100}=\left(\mathrm{12}−{x}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$

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