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Question Number 50568 by ajfour last updated on 17/Dec/18

Commented by ajfour last updated on 17/Dec/18

Find equation of the parabola in  red, if there are N such surrounding  parabolas. In figure above N=6.

$${Find}\:{equation}\:{of}\:{the}\:{parabola}\:{in} \\ $$$${red},\:{if}\:{there}\:{are}\:{N}\:{such}\:{surrounding} \\ $$$${parabolas}.\:{In}\:{figure}\:{above}\:{N}=\mathrm{6}. \\ $$

Answered by mr W last updated on 17/Dec/18

let y=ax^2 +R  θ=((2π)/(2n))=(π/n)  y=(x/(tan θ))  ax^2 −(x/(tan θ))+R=0  D=(1/(tan^2  θ))−4aR=0  a=(1/(4R tan^2  θ))  ⇒eqn. of parabola  y=(x^2 /(4R tan^2  (π/n)))+R

$${let}\:{y}={ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +{R} \\ $$$$\theta=\frac{\mathrm{2}\pi}{\mathrm{2}{n}}=\frac{\pi}{{n}} \\ $$$${y}=\frac{{x}}{\mathrm{tan}\:\theta} \\ $$$${ax}^{\mathrm{2}} −\frac{{x}}{\mathrm{tan}\:\theta}+{R}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${D}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{tan}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\theta}−\mathrm{4}{aR}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${a}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}{R}\:\mathrm{tan}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\theta} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{eqn}.\:{of}\:{parabola} \\ $$$${y}=\frac{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{4}{R}\:\mathrm{tan}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\frac{\pi}{{n}}}+{R} \\ $$

Commented by ajfour last updated on 17/Dec/18

Very Nice Sir!

$${Very}\:{Nice}\:{Sir}!\: \\ $$

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