in reply to Re^4: OT:Math problem: Grids and conical sections.
in thread OT:Math problem: Grids and conical sections.
I subtracted the first two to get 4*x*m*m=h3^2-h1^2.xx-2x+1+yy =aa/mm xx+2x+1+yy =cc/mm xx +yy-2y+1=bb/mm xx +yy+2y+1=dd/mm
Sadly, only one of (x1,y1) or (x2,y2) is a valid solution.Let k=y/x=(h4^2-h2^2)/(h3^2-h1^2) (from above) Let n=x*m*m=(h3^2-h1^2)/4 (from above) Original equation: (x-x')^2+(y-y')^2=(z-z')^2/m^2 (x-1 )^2+(y-0 )^2=(h1 )^2/m^2 (x-1 )^2+(xk-0)^2=(h1 )^2*x/n (x-1 )^2+(xk-0)^2=(h1 )^2*x/n multiplying it out: x^2-2x+1+x^2*k^2 =x*h1^2/n combining terms: x^2*(1+k^2)-x(2+h1^2/n)+1=0 let a=1+k^2 let b=2+h1^2/n x1=(b+sqrt(b^2-4a))/2a x2=(b-sqrt(b^2-4a))/2a y1=k*x1 y2=k*x2
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Re^6: OT:Math problem: Grids and conical sections.
by tilly (Archbishop) on Nov 26, 2005 at 02:01 UTC | |
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Re^6: OT:Math problem: Grids and conical sections.
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 26, 2005 at 10:11 UTC |