Question #2590e

1 Answer
Dec 16, 2017

#x^2+y^2=a^2+b^2# which is a circle centered at the origin, with radius #sqrt(a^2+b^2)#

Explanation:

Solving for #x,y#

#{(y+mx=sqrt(a^2m^2+b^2)),(my-x=sqrt(a^2+b^2m^2)):}#

we have

#{(x = (m sqrt[b^2 + a^2 m^2] - sqrt[a^2 + b^2 m^2])/(1 + m^2)),(y=(sqrt[b^2 + a^2 m^2] + m sqrt[a^2 + b^2 m^2])/(1 + m^2)):}#

but

#{(x^2=a^2/(1 + m^2)^2 + (2 b^2 m^2)/(1 + m^2)^2 + (a^2 m^4)/(1 + m^2)^2 - ( 2 m sqrt[b^2 + a^2 m^2] sqrt[a^2 + b^2 m^2])/(1 + m^2)^2),(y^2=b^2/(1 + m^2)^2 + (2 a^2 m^2)/(1 + m^2)^2 + (b^2 m^4)/(1 + m^2)^2 + ( 2 m sqrt[b^2 + a^2 m^2] sqrt[a^2 + b^2 m^2])/(1 + m^2)^2):}#

Now making #x^2+y^2# and simplifying we get

#x^2+y^2=a^2+b^2# which is a circle centered at the origin, with radius #sqrt(a^2+b^2)#