Question

Circle $C$ radius $2$ centre the origin with triangle $T$
Diagram when \(h > 2/\sqrt{5}\)
Circle $C$ radius $2$ centre the origin with triangle $T$
Diagram when \(h < \sqrt{3}/2\)

The three corners of a triangle \(T\) are \((0,0), (1, 2h), (3,0)\), where \(h > 0\). The circle \(C\) has equation \(x^2 + y^2 = 4\). The angle of the triangle at the origin is denoted as \(\theta\). The circle and triangle are drawn in the diagram above for different values of \(h\).

  1. Express \(\tan \theta\) in terms of \(h\).
  2. Show that the point \((1, 2h)\) lies inside \(C\) when \(h < \sqrt{3}/2\).
  3. Find the equation of the line connecting \((3,0)\) and \((1,2h)\). Show that this line is tangential to the circle \(C\) when \(h = 2/\sqrt{5}\).
  4. Suppose now that \(h > 2/\sqrt{5}\). Find the area of the region inside both \(C\) and \(T\) in terms of \(\theta\).
  5. Now let \(h = 6/7\). Show that the point \((8/5,6/5)\) lies on both the line (from part (iii)) and the circle \(C\).

Hence show that the area of the region inside both \(C\) and \(T\) equals

\[\dfrac{27}{35}+2\alpha,\]

where \(\alpha\) is an angle whose tangent, \(\tan \alpha\), you should determine.

You may use the fact that the area of a triangle with corners \((0,0), (a,b), (c,d)\) is \(\dfrac{1}{2}\vert ad-bc\vert\).