The circumferences of circles ­C₁ and C₂ touch at exactly one point.

Both circles also are tangent to a straight line L, at points Q₁ and Q₂ respectively.

The center of C₁ is P₁, and the center of C₂ is P₂.

The radius of C₁ is R and the radius of C₂ is r.

(i) Find the area of the trapezium T with vertices Q₁P₁P₂Q₂ in terms of R and r

(ii) Given that R + r = 10 units, find the maximum area of T.

The maximum area of T is 50 square units.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2024-04-02 21:50:41