A circle is tangent to both branches of the hyperbola x2−20y2=24 as well as the x-axis. Compute the area of this circle.
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Solution
Invert about the unit circle centered at the origin. ω turns into a horizontal line, and the hyperbola turns into the following: (x2+y2)2x2−(x2+y2)220y2=24⟹x2−20y2=24(x2+y2)2⟹24x4+(48y2−1)x2+24y4+20y2=0⟹(48y2−1)2≥4(24)(24y4+20y2)⟹1−96y2≥1920y2⟹y≤1/2016 This means that the horizontal line in question is y=1/2016. This means that the diameter of the circle is the reciprocal of the distance between the point and line, which is 2016, so the radius is 504, and the answer is 504π.
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