Orthogonal Invariants of Second-Order Curves
[15/73%]Set up the canonical equations of the curves, if their invariants are given:
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Prove that the conditions are necessary and sufficient for the equation of a second-order curve to define a real circle.
Express, in terms of the invariants , the conditions necessary and sufficient for the second-order equation to define a real ellipse. Express, in terms of , the lengths and of the semi-axes of the ellipse, and find its area .
Using invariants, express the necessary and sufficient conditions for the equation to define a hyperbola lying in the acute angle formed by its asymptotes.
Express, in terms of the invariants , the conditions necessary and sufficient for the quadric to split into a pair of perpendicular lines.
Prove that the equation defines a rectangular (equilateral) hyperbola if and only if and .
The equation defines a hyperbola. Using orthogonal invariants, write the equation of the pair of its asymptotes.
Express, in terms of the invariants , the necessary and sufficient conditions for the curve to be a parabola. Express, in terms of , its focal parameter .
The equation defines a pair of intersecting lines. Express, in terms of orthogonal invariants, the angle between them.
(Semi-invariant.) Prove that the quantity
is an invariant of equation (6.1) under homogeneous orthogonal transformations (i.e., those under which the origin does not change).
Prove that if , then is preserved under any orthogonal transformations.
A second-order equation defines two parallel lines. Express the distance between them in terms of the invariants and the semi-invariant of the polynomial .
A second-order curve, given by the equation , splits into a pair of intersecting, not mutually perpendicular lines. Find the necessary and sufficient condition for a given point to lie in the acute angle formed by these lines.
A second-order curve, given by the equation , splits into a pair of parallel lines. Under what necessary and sufficient condition does a given point lie between them?
The equation defines a pair of intersecting lines . Prove that if the coordinate system is rectangular, then the pair of bisectors between these lines can be given by the equation
The equations of two hyperbolas have the form
Under what necessary and sufficient condition will they lie in different vertical angles formed by their common asymptotes?