Try this beautiful Problem on Graph Coordinates from coordinate geometry from AMC 10A, 2015.
Points $(\sqrt{\pi}, a)$ and $(\sqrt{\pi}, b)$ are distinct points on the graph of $y^{2}+x^{4}=2 x^{2} y+1 .$ What is $|a-b| ?$
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Co-ordinate geometry
graph
Distance Formula
But try the problem first...
Answer: $2$
AMC-10A (2015) Problem 12
Pre College Mathematics
First hint
The given points are $(\sqrt{\pi}, a)$ and $(\sqrt{\pi}, b)$ which are satisfying the equation $y^{2}+x^{4}=2 x^{2} y+1$.
So we can write $y^{2}+\sqrt{\pi}^{4}=2 \sqrt{\pi}^{2} y+1$
Can you now finish the problem ..........
Second Hint
Therefore
$y^{2}+\pi^{2}=2 \pi y+1$
$y^{2}-2 \pi y+\pi^{2}=1$
$(y-\pi)^{2}=1$
$y-\pi=\pm 1$
$y=\pi+1$
$y=\pi-1$
can you finish the problem........
Third Hint:
There are only two solutions to the equation, so one of them is the value of $a$ and the other is $b$. our requirement is $|a-b|$ so between a and b which is greater is not importent............
So, $|(\pi+1)-(\pi-1)|=2$
Try this beautiful Problem on Graph Coordinates from coordinate geometry from AMC 10A, 2015.
Points $(\sqrt{\pi}, a)$ and $(\sqrt{\pi}, b)$ are distinct points on the graph of $y^{2}+x^{4}=2 x^{2} y+1 .$ What is $|a-b| ?$
,
Co-ordinate geometry
graph
Distance Formula
But try the problem first...
Answer: $2$
AMC-10A (2015) Problem 12
Pre College Mathematics
First hint
The given points are $(\sqrt{\pi}, a)$ and $(\sqrt{\pi}, b)$ which are satisfying the equation $y^{2}+x^{4}=2 x^{2} y+1$.
So we can write $y^{2}+\sqrt{\pi}^{4}=2 \sqrt{\pi}^{2} y+1$
Can you now finish the problem ..........
Second Hint
Therefore
$y^{2}+\pi^{2}=2 \pi y+1$
$y^{2}-2 \pi y+\pi^{2}=1$
$(y-\pi)^{2}=1$
$y-\pi=\pm 1$
$y=\pi+1$
$y=\pi-1$
can you finish the problem........
Third Hint:
There are only two solutions to the equation, so one of them is the value of $a$ and the other is $b$. our requirement is $|a-b|$ so between a and b which is greater is not importent............
So, $|(\pi+1)-(\pi-1)|=2$