Related Formula
- Distance from a point (x₀, y₀)$(x_0, y_0)$ to a straight line Ax + By + C = 0$Ax + By + C = 0$ is:
d = |Ax₀ + By₀ + C|√(A² + B²)$$d = \frac{|Ax_0 + By_0 + C|}{\sqrt{A^2 + B^2}}$$
- Tangency Condition: Perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a line must equal its radius (d = r$d = r$).
Core Logic
First, find the point of intersection P$P$ between the circle x² + y² = 3$x^2 + y^2 = 3$ and the parabola x² = 2y$x^2 = 2y$:
2y + y² = 3 y² + 2y - 3 = 0$$2y + y^2 = 3 \implies y^2 + 2y - 3 = 0$$
(y + 3)(y - 1) = 0 y = 1 (since P lies in the first quadrant)$$(y + 3)(y - 1) = 0 \implies y = 1 \quad \text{(since } P \text{ lies in the first quadrant)}$$
Substituting y = 1$y = 1$ back: x² = 2(1) x = √(2)$x^2 = 2(1) \implies x = \sqrt{2}$. Thus, point P = (√(2), 1)$P = (\sqrt{2}, 1)$.
Step 1: Solve for Line Parameter alpha
Since P(√(2), 1)$P(\sqrt{2}, 1)$ lies on line L: √(2)x + y = α$L: \sqrt{2}x + y = \alpha$:
√(2)(√(2)) + 1 = α 2 + 1 = α α = 3$$\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{2}) + 1 = \alpha \implies 2 + 1 = \alpha \implies \alpha = 3$$
So the equation of line L$L$ is √(2)x + y - 3 = 0$\sqrt{2}x + y - 3 = 0$.
Step 2: Find Centers Q1 and Q2
The centers lie on the y-axis, so let their coordinates be (0, k)$(0, k)$. The perpendicular distance to line L$L$ is equal to the radius 2√(3)$2\sqrt{3}$:
|√(2)(0) + k - 3| (√(2))² + 1² = 2√(3)$$\frac{|\sqrt{2}(0) + k - 3|}{\sqrt{(\sqrt{2})^2 + 1^2}} = 2\sqrt{3}$$
|k - 3|√(3) = 2√(3) |k - 3| = 6$$\frac{|k - 3|}{\sqrt{3}} = 2\sqrt{3} \implies |k - 3| = 6$$
Unfolding the absolute parameter:
- k - 3 = 6 k = 9 Q₁ = (0, 9)$k - 3 = 6 \implies k = 9 \implies Q_1 = (0, 9)$
- k - 3 = -6 k = -3 Q₂ = (0, -3)$k - 3 = -6 \implies k = -3 \implies Q_2 = (0, -3)$
Step 3: Evaluate Triangle Area Squared
Using the matrix determinant method for the area of PQ₁Q₂$\triangle PQ_1Q_2$:
Area = (1)/(2) vmatrix √(2) & 1 & 1 0 & 9 & 1 0 & -3 & 1 vmatrix = (1)/(2) | √(2) · (9 - (-3)) | = 6√(2)$$\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \begin{vmatrix} \sqrt{2} & 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 9 & 1 \\ 0 & -3 & 1 \end{vmatrix} = \frac{1}{2} \left| \sqrt{2} \cdot (9 - (-3)) \right| = 6\sqrt{2}$$
Squaring the final area value:
Area² = (6√(2))² = 72$$\text{Area}^2 = (6\sqrt{2})^2 = 72$$
Pattern Recognition
Sees: Intersecting conics interacting via tangent logic matrix calculations.
Shortcut: Since the base Q₁Q₂$Q_1Q_2$ sits entirely on the y-axis, its length is simply 9 - (-3) = 12$9 - (-3) = 12$. The height corresponds to the x-coordinate of point P$P$, which is √(2)$\sqrt{2}$. Area is (1)/(2) × 12 × √(2) = 6√(2)$\frac{1}{2} \times 12 \times \sqrt{2} = 6\sqrt{2}$, saving determinant steps.
Chapter Mix
Class 11 Mathematics: Conic Sections (Circles and Parabolas)
Class 10 Coordinate Geometry: Area of Triangles