Find the angle to intersection of the following curves :

x2 + y2 – 4x – 1 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 2y – 9 = 0

Given:


Curves x2 + y2 – 4x – 1 = 0 ...(1)


& x2 + y2 – 2y – 9 = 0 ...(2)


First curve is x2 + y2 – 4x – 1 = 0


x2 – 4x + 4 + y2 – 4 – 1 = 0


(x – 2)2 + y2 – 5 = 0


Now ,Subtracting (2) from (1),we get


x2 + y2 – 4x – 1 – ( x2 + y2 – 2y – 9) = 0


x2 + y2 – 4x – 1 – x2 – y2 + 2y + 9 = 0


– 4x – 1 + 2y + 9 = 0


– 4x + 2y + 8 = 0


2y = 4x – 8


y = 2x – 4


Substituting y = 2x – 4 in (3),we get,


(x – 2)2 + (2x – 4)2 – 5 = 0


(x – 2)2 + 4(x – 2)2 – 5 = 0


(x – 2)2(1 + 4) – 5 = 0


5(x – 2)2 – 5 = 0


(x – 2)2 – 1 = 0


(x – 2)2 = 1


(x – 2) = ±1


x = 1 + 2 or x = – 1 + 2


x = 3 or x = 1


So ,when x = 3


y = 2×3 – 4


y = 6 – 4 = 2


So ,when x = 3


y = 2×1 – 4


y = 2 – 4 = – 2


The point of intersection of two curves are (3,2) & (1, – 2)


Now ,Differentiating curves (1) & (2) w.r.t x, we get


x2 + y2 – 4x – 1 = 0


2x + 2y.4 – 0 = 0


x + y.2 = 0


y. = 2 – x


...(3)


x2 + y2 – 2y – 9 = 0


2x + 2y.20 = 0


x + y.0


x + (y – 1)0


...(4)


At (3,2) in equation(3),we get



m1


At (3,2) in equation(4),we get



= – 3


m2 = – 3


when m1 & m2 = 0



tanθ


tanθ


tanθ


tanθ = 7


θ = tan – 1(7)


θ81.86


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