Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A circular window touches both the -axis and the -axis of a plan and lies in the first quadrant. The window frame also passes through the point , with lengths in decimetres. There are two such circles. Find the radius of the larger one, the radius of the smaller one, and the sum of the two radii.
The circle with centre and radius is . Opening the brackets gives with centre and radius .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The family. The centre is and the equation is .
Step 2. The point. gives , so .
Step 3. Solve. . So the radii are about and decimetres.
Step 4. The sum. The roots of add up to .
Answer: decimetres, decimetres and a sum of decimetres.
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