Found problems: 253
Given a parabola $C : y=1-x^2$ in $xy$-palne with the origin $O$. Take two points $P(p,\ 1-p^2),\ Q(q,\ 1-q^2)\ (p<q)$ on $C$.
(1) Express the area $S$ of the part enclosed by two segments $OP,\ OQ$ and the parabalola $C$ in terms of $p,\ q$.
(2) If $q=p+1$, then find the minimum value of $S$.
(3) If $pq=-1$, then find the minimum value of $S$.
$O$ is the vertex of a parabola, $F$ is its focus. $PQ$ is a chord of the parabola. If $|OF|=a,|PQ|=b$, find the area of $\triangle OPQ$.
Let $a,\ b$ be real numbers. Suppose that a function $f(x)$ satisfies $f(x)=a\sin x+b\cos x+\int_{-\pi}^{\pi} f(t)\cos t\ dt$ and has the maximum value $2\pi$ for $-\pi \leq x\leq \pi$.
Find the minimum value of $\int_{-\pi}^{\pi} \{f(x)\}^2dx.$
[i]2010 Chiba University entrance exam[/i]
Can an arc of a parabola inside a circle of radius $1$ have a length greater than $4$?
For constants $a,\ b,\ c,\ d$ consider a process such that the point $(p,\ q)$ is mapped onto the point $(ap+bq,\ cp+dq)$.
Note : $(a,\ b,\ c,\ d)\neq (1,\ 0,\ 0,\ 1)$. Let $k$ be non-zero constant. All points of the parabola $C: y=x^2-x+k$ are mapped onto $C$ by the process.
(1) Find $a,\ b,\ c,\ d$.
(2) Let $A'$ be the image of the point $A$ by the process. Find all values of $k$ and the coordinates of $A$ such that the tangent line of $C$ at $A$ and the tangent line of $C$ at $A'$ formed by the process are perpendicular at the origin.
In the coordinate plane, suppose that the parabola $C: y=-\frac{p}{2}x^2+q\ (p>0,\ q>0)$ touches the circle with radius 1 centered on the origin at distinct two points. Find the minimum area of the figure enclosed by the part of $y\geq 0$ of $C$ and the $x$-axis.
Given real $a$. Find the least possible area of the rectangle with the sides parallel to the coordinate axes and containing the figure determined by the system of inequalities $$y \le -x^2 \,\,\, and \,\,\, y \ge x^2 - 2x + a$$
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that there exists an integer $k$, $k\geq 2$, and numbers $a_i \in \{ -1, 1 \}$, such that \[ n = \sum_{1\leq i < j \leq k } a_ia_j . \]
Solve the equation $\frac{1}{\sin x}+\frac{1}{\cos x}=\frac 1p$ where $p$ is a real parameter.
Discuss for which values of $p$ the equation has at least one real solution and determine the number of solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ for a given $p.$
In a coordinate system, a circle with radius $7$ and center is on the y-axis placed inside the parabola with equation $y = x^2$ , so that it just touches the parabola in two points. Determine the coordinate set for the center of the circle.
Let $ A,B$ be different points on a parabola. Prove that we can find $ P_1,P_2,\dots,P_{n}$ between $ A,B$ on the parabola such that area of the convex polygon $ AP_1P_2\dots P_nB$ is maximum. In this case prove that the ratio of $ S(AP_1P_2\dots P_nB)$ to the sector between $ A$ and $ B$ doesn't depend on $ A$ and $ B$, and only depends on $ n$.
The parabola $ y \equal{} ax^2 \plus{} bx \plus{} c$ has vertex $ (p,p)$ and $ y$-intercept $ (0, \minus{} p)$, where $ p\neq 0$. What is $ b$?
$ \textbf{(A) } \minus{} p \qquad \textbf{(B) } 0 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 2 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 4 \qquad \textbf{(E) } p$
A circle $\omega$ not passing through any vertex of $\triangle ABC$ intersects each of the segments $AB$, $BC$, $CA$ in 2 distinct points. Prove that the incenter of $\triangle ABC$ lies inside $\omega$.
[i]Evan O' Dorney.[/i]
A parabola $p$ is drawn on the coordinate plane — the graph of the equation $y =-x^2$, and a point $A$ is marked that does not lie on the parabola $p$. All possible parabolas $q$ of the form $y = x^2+ax+b$ are drawn through point $A$, intersecting $p$ at two points $X$ and $Y$ . Prove that all possible $XY$ lines pass through a fixed point in the plane.
[i]P.A.Kozhevnikov[/i]
$f_1(x)=x^2+p_1x+q_1,f_2(x)=x^2+p_2x+q_2$ are two parabolas. $l_1$ and $l_2$ are two not parallel lines. It is knows, that segments, that cuted on the $l_1$ by parabolas are equals, and segments, that cuted on the $l_2$ by parabolas are equals too. Prove, that parabolas are equals.
Coordinate axes (without any marks, with the same scale) and the graph of a quadratic trinomial $y = x^2 + ax + b$ are drawn in the plane. The numbers $a$ and $b$ are not known. How to draw a unit segment using only ruler and compass?
Through the point $F(0,\frac{1}{4})$ of the coordinate plane two perpendicular lines pass, that intersect parabola $y=x^2$ at points $A,B,C,D$ ($A_x<B_x<C_x<D_x$) The difference of projections of segments $AD$ and $BC$ onto the $Ox$ line is $m$
Find the area of $ABCD$
The parabola $\mathcal P$ given by equation $y=x^2$ is rotated some acute angle $\theta$ clockwise about the origin such that it hits both the $x$ and $y$ axes at two distinct points. Suppose the length of the segment $\mathcal P$ cuts the $x$-axis is $1$. What is the length of the segment $\mathcal P$ cuts the $y$-axis?
Show that the plane cannot be represented as the union of the inner regions of a finite number of parabolas.
$PQ$ is a chord of parabola $y^2=2px(p>0)$ and $PQ$ pass its focus $F$. Line $l$ is its directrix. Projection of $PQ$ on $l$ is $MN$. The area of curved surface that $PQ$ rotate around $l$ is $S_1$, the area of spherical surface of the ball with diameter of $MN$ is $S_2$, then
$\text{(A)}S_1>S_2\qquad\text{(B)}S_1<S_2\qquad\text{(C)}S_1\geq S_2\qquad\text{(D)}$ Not sure
Suppose a parabola with the axis as the $ y$ axis, concave up and touches the graph $ y\equal{}1\minus{}|x|$. Find the equation of the parabola such that the area of the region surrounded by the parabola and the $ x$ axis is maximal.
A parabola with equation $ y \equal{} x^2 \plus{} bx \plus{} c$ passes through the points $ (2,3)$ and $ (4,3)$. What is $ c$?
$ \textbf{(A) } 2 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 5 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 7 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 10 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 11$
In the coordinate plane a parabola passes through the points $(7,6)$, $(7,12)$, $(18,19)$, and $(18,48)$. The axis of symmetry of the parabola is a line with slope $\tfrac{r}{s}$ where r and s are relatively prime positive integers. Find $r + s$.
(1) Find the range of $a$ for which there exist two common tangent lines of the curve $y=\frac{8}{27}x^3$ and the parabola $y=(x+a)^2$ other than the $x$ axis.
(2) For the range of $a$ found in the previous question, express the area bounded by the two tangent lines and the parabola $y=(x+a)^2$ in terms of $a$.
If the parabola $ y \equal{} ax^2 \plus{} bx \plus{} c$ passes through the points $ ( \minus{} 1, 12), (0, 5),$ and $ (2, \minus{} 3),$ the value of $ a \plus{} b \plus{} c$ is:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \minus{} 4 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \minus{} 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2$