Samyak Jain
Last Activity: 6 Years ago
Equation of 1st circle is x2 + y2 – 2ax + c2 = 0.
Let C1 be the centre and r1 be the radius of this circle.
Clearly, C
1 (a,0) & r
1 =
(a
2 + 0
2 – c
2) =
(a
2 – c
2)
Equation of 2nd circle is x2 + y2 – 2by + c2 = 0.
Let C2 be the centre and r2 be the radius of this circle.
Clearly, C
2 (0,b) & r
2 =
(0
2 +b
2 – c
2) =
(b
2 – c
2)
The circles touch each other externally. So, the sum of their radii is equal to the distance between their centres,
i.e., r
1 + r
2 = C
1C
2 =>
(a
2 – c
2) +
(b
2 – c
2) =
(a – 0)
2 + (0 – b)
2Square both sides => (a
2 – c
2) + (b
2 – c
2) + 2
(a
2 – c
2)(b
2 – c
2) = a
2 + b
22
(a
2 – c
2)(b
2 – c
2) = 2c
2Again square both sides
(a
2 – c
2)(b
2 – c
2) = c
4 or a
2 b
2 – a
2 c
2 – b
2 c
2 + c
4 = c
4a2 b2 = a2 c2 + b2 c2 Divide both sides by a2 b2 c2 , to get
1/c2 = 1/a2 + 1/b2