How to solve system of equations \(\displaystyle{A}_{{1}}{x}^{{2}}+{B}_{{1}}{x}{y}+{C}_{{1}}{y}^{{2}}+{D}_{{1}}{x}+{E}_{{1}}{y}+{F}_{{1}}={0}\)

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2022-03-29

How to solve system of equations A1x2+B1xy+C1y2+D1x+E1y+F1=0 and A2x2+B2xy+C2y2+D2x+E2y+F2=0
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Nunnaxf18

Nunnaxf18

Beginner2022-03-30Added 18 answers

You have the following system of quadratic equations:
A1x2+B1xy+C1y2+D1x+E1y+F1=0
and A2x2+B2xy+C2y2+D2x+E2y+F2=0
First, transform each of the given quadratic equations into quadratic form notation as follows. Define r=xy1, then the first equation can be written as the quadratic form rTQ1r=0 where
Q1=A1 B12 D12B12 C1 E12D12 E12 F1
Similarly, the second quadratic equation can be expressed as the quadratic form rTQ2r=0, with
Q2=A2 B22 D22B22 C2 E22D22 E22 F2
Points of intersection of the two equations will satisfy rTQ1r=0
and rTQ2r=0
Therefore, the points of intersection will satisfy
rT(αQ1+βQ2)r=0
Let Q=αQ1+βQ2, we want to make the determinant of Q∗ zero for reasons that will become clear promptly. And to simplify the expression for the determinant, we'll consider first the case where α=0, if det(Q2)=0, then we're done, otherwise, we can assume that α0, and can therefore write
Q=α(Q1+dβαQ2)
Taking α=1 is as good as any non-zero value for α, this simplifies Q∗ to
Q=Q1+βQ2
Since Q1 and Q2 are 3×3 symmetric matrices, then det(Q∗) will be a cubic polynomial in β, which must have at least one real root. Once we substitute this root into Q∗ we have our rank deficient matrix Q∗. A Rank deficient square matrix has at least one of its eigenvalues equal to zero, and this leaves the other two eigenvalues as both positive , both negative, or one positive and one negative. Diagonalizing Q∗ we obtain
Q=RDRT
where D=D11 0 00 D22 00 0 0
Remember that our equation which we are trying to solve is
rTQr=0
therefore, we want to solve rTRDRTr=0
Define w=RTr, i.e. r=Rw, then we end up with
wTDw=0
Recalling what D is, this is
D11w12+D22w22=0
Now if both D11 and D22 have the same sign, then the solution is w1=w2=0 while w3 can be any real number. In this case, since r=Rw must have its third coordinate equal to 1, then this case corresponds to a single point.
We're not done, we have to verify that point we obtained satisfies rTQ1r=0
If it does then this is our solution (a single point), otherwise there are no solutions.
Next, we'll consider the case where the eigenvalues have unequal signs, then we can choose that D11>0 and D22<0. In this case, the equation in vector w becomes
D11w12+D22w22=0
so that w2=±dD11D22w1
while w3 can be any real number. Thus in this case
w=t(0,0,1)+s(1,±dD11D22,0)
That is w lies in two possible planes spanned by the above two vectors for each of the two possible signs. Now
r=Rw
Again, a plane in the r space for each choice of the sign in the above equation. Intersecting each plane (in x,y,z of vector r ) with the plane z=1 (because we want the third coordinate of r to be 1 ), we obtain exactly two lines of intersection.
Each line is of the form
r=r0+λd0, λ
For each of these lines, we now enforce
rTQ1r=0
This will ensure that rTQ2r=0 as well, because we know that r satisfies rT(Q1+βQ2)r=0. This will give at most two solutions for the resulting quadratic equation in λ. Thus we can have at most four solutions satisfying our system.

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