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Determining whether a line is tangent to a curve

Wen Dao

Posted 24 days ago

The equations of the line and the curve are as follows: line = 2 x - 1 eq = Sin[x + 2 y] == 2 x - y; I solved the problem using the following Mathematica code—does anyone have a better (or simply different) approach? F[x_, y_] := Sin[x + 2 y] - 2 x + y; dydx[x_, y_] = -D[F[x, y], x]/D[F[x, y], y] // Simplify eqs = {F[x, y] == 0, dydx[x, y] == 2 }; sol = NSolve[eqs, {x, y}, Reals]

The equations of the line and the curve are as follows:

line = 2 x - 1
eq = Sin[x + 2 y] == 2 x - y;

I solved the problem using the following Mathematica code—does anyone have a better (or simply different) approach?

F[x_, y_] := Sin[x + 2 y] - 2 x + y;
dydx[x_, y_] = -D[F[x, y], x]/D[F[x, y], y] // Simplify
eqs = {F[x, y] == 0, dydx[x, y] == 2  };
sol = NSolve[eqs, {x, y}, Reals]

POSTED BY: Wen Dao

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Michael Rogers

Michael Rogers, Emory University

Posted 24 days ago

Set up: equations for the points of intersection differential equations for tangency `Dt[x] != 0` so that dy/dx is defined Code: line = y == 2 x - 1; curve = Sin[x + 2 y] == 2 x - y; tangentSystem = Flatten[ {#, (* equations ) Dt@#, ( differentials ) Dt[x] != 0}] &@ {line, curve} Reduce[tangentSystem, {Dt[x], Dt[y]}] ( if solution(s), then tangent; if False, then not tangent; if Reduce[...], then the problem has not been solved ) tangentPoints = {x, y} /. Solve[ ( bound to find explicit solutions *) Flatten[{tangentSystem, -10 < y < 10, -10 < x < 10}], {Dt[x], Dt[y], x, y}]

Set up:

equations for the points of intersection
differential equations for tangency
Dt[x] != 0 so that dy/dx is defined

Code:

line = y == 2 x - 1;
curve = Sin[x + 2 y] == 2 x - y;
tangentSystem = Flatten[
   {#,     (* equations *)
    Dt@#,  (* differentials *)
    Dt[x] != 0}] &@ {line, curve}
Reduce[tangentSystem, 
   {Dt[x], Dt[y]}] (* if solution(s), then tangent;
                      if False, then not tangent;
                      if Reduce[...], then the problem has not been solved *)
tangentPoints = {x, y} /. Solve[ (* bound to find explicit solutions *)
   Flatten[{tangentSystem, -10 < y < 10, -10 < x < 10}],
   {Dt[x], Dt[y], x, y}]

POSTED BY: Michael Rogers

Gianluca Gorni

Gianluca Gorni, University of Udine

Posted 24 days ago

I assume that your line has equation `y == 2 x - 1`. You have forgotten to include the equation of the line into your eqs, which brings spurious points: ContourPlot[{Sin[x + 2 y] - 2 x + y == 0, y == 2 x - 1}, {x, -2, 10}, {y, -2, 10}, Epilog -> {PointSize[Large], Point[NSolveValues[Append[eqs, 0 < x < Pi], {x, y}, Reals]]}]

POSTED BY: Gianluca Gorni

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