Samyak Jain
Last Activity: 6 Years ago
x2 + a2 = 1 ….............(1)
y2 + b2 = 1 ….............(2)
ax + by = 1 ….............(3)
In (1), x will take that value that makes x2 + a2 = 1.
So let x = a. This implies 2a
2 = 1 i.e. a =
1/
2 = x
a =
1/
2 = x satisfies (1). So our assumption is correct.
Similarly taking y = b, we get b =
1/
2 = y, which satisfies (2).
Now, x = y = a = b =
1/
2 , which satisfies (3) also.
Hence, a
2 + b
2 = (
1/
2)
2 + (
1/
2)
2 = ½ + ½
= 1