Question Number 49736 by behi83417@gmail.com last updated on 10/Dec/18
![there is two small and one grater circles that [two]are tangent to [one]and all three circles are inscribed in an ellipse with: [(a/b)=2(√2)]and tangent to it at two points such that center of circles are on major axe of ellipse. find: ((radi of great circle)/(radi of small circle)) .](Q49736.png)
$$\boldsymbol{\mathrm{there}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{is}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{two}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{small}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{and}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{one}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{grater}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{circles}} \\ $$$$\boldsymbol{\mathrm{that}}\:\left[\boldsymbol{\mathrm{two}}\right]\boldsymbol{\mathrm{are}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{tangent}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{to}}\:\left[\boldsymbol{\mathrm{one}}\right]\boldsymbol{\mathrm{and}}\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{all}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{three}} \\ $$$$\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{circles}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{are}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{inscribed}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{in}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{an}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{ellipse}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{with}}: \\ $$$$\left[\frac{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{a}}}{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{b}}}=\mathrm{2}\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}\right]\boldsymbol{\mathrm{and}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{tangent}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{to}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{it}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{at}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{two}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{points}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{such}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{that}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{center}}\: \\ $$$$\boldsymbol{\mathrm{of}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{circles}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{are}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{on}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{major}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{axe}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{of}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{ellipse}}. \\ $$$$\boldsymbol{\mathrm{find}}:\:\:\:\:\frac{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{radi}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{of}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{great}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{circle}}}{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{radi}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{of}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{small}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{circle}}}\:\:. \\ $$
Commented by ajfour last updated on 10/Dec/18
Answered by ajfour last updated on 10/Dec/18
$${let}\:{b}=\mathrm{1},\:\:{a}=\:\mathrm{2}\sqrt{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${eq}.\:{of}\:{ellipse}\::\:\:\:\frac{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{8}}+{y}^{\mathrm{2}} =\:\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${eq}.\:{of}\:{larger}\:{circle}:\:\:{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} =\:\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${eq}.\:{of}\:{smaller}\:{circle}: \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\left({x}−{r}−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} =\:{r}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${for}\:{tangency}\:{with}\:{ellipse}, \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\left({x}−{r}−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\left(\mathrm{1}−\frac{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{8}}\right)=\:{r}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\:{has} \\ $$$${only}\:{one}\:{root}.\:\Rightarrow \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}\left({r}+\mathrm{1}\right){x}+\mathrm{2}\left({r}+\mathrm{1}\right)\:=\:\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${or}\:\:\mathrm{7}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{16}\left({r}+\mathrm{1}\right)\boldsymbol{{x}}+\mathrm{16}\left({r}+\mathrm{1}\right)=\:\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\:\:\mathrm{16}×\mathrm{16}\left({r}+\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} =\:\mathrm{7}×\mathrm{4}×\mathrm{16}\left({r}+\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\:\:\mathrm{4}{r}+\mathrm{4}\:=\:\mathrm{7}\:\:\:\:\Rightarrow\:\:\:{r}\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}} \\ $$$$\frac{{Radius}\:{of}\:{greater}\:{circle}}{{Radius}\:{of}\:{smaller}\:{circle}}\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}/\mathrm{4}}\:=\frac{\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{3}}\:. \\ $$
Commented by behi83417@gmail.com last updated on 10/Dec/18
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Commented by ajfour last updated on 10/Dec/18
$${yes}\:{Sir},\:{but}\:{whats}\:{the}\:{trouble}\:{in} \\ $$$${installing}\:{Lekh}\:{Diagram}\:? \\ $$
Commented by behi83417@gmail.com last updated on 10/Dec/18
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