max min (y/x)

\hspace{-16}$Find Max. and Min. value of $\mathbf{\frac{y}{x}}$\\\\ If $\mathbf{(x-3)^2+(y-3)^2=6}$

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

The given expression is an equation of circle with center at (3,3). We take any parametric point on it as
(\sqrt{6}cos\theta +3,\sqrt{6}sin\theta+3)

Clearly \frac{y}{x}=\frac{(\sqrt{6}sin\theta+3)}{(\sqrt{6}cos\theta +3)}, So we need to find the maximum value of this expression on right side.

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

For Maximum, Denominator should be minimum ie.., \theta = \pi and we have Max(\frac{y}{x})=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}}\approx 5.44948

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rishabh ·

@vivek i doubt your second post.

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

For Minimum, I used calculus and the answer doesn't comes out very neat \theta_{min}= \frac{-\pi}{4}-sin^{-1}(\frac{-1}{\sqrt{3}})

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

@Rishabh, Alternatively you can try calculus.

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

If You have any other answer kindly post it!

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Hari Shankar ·

you dont need calculus. you are to find the max and min slopes of lines from origin that intersect or touch the given circle. So the extremal angles correspond to the slopes of the two tangents that can be drawn from the origin.

Simple geometry gives the two angles as

\frac{\pi}{4} \pm \tan^{-1}\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}

hence the min and max are \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{\sqrt{3}+1} and \frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{\sqrt{3}-1} respectively

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man111 singh ·

inspered from bhatt sir post (answer)

http://forum.100percentile.com/iitjee_aieee_forums/posts/list/30859.htm#122779

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man111 singh ·

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

Thanks!

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