# Find the minimum value of $7x-24y$ [closed]

LMNAS $$25^{th}$$ UGM, Indonesian

Suppose that $$x,y\in\mathbb{R}$$, so that :

$$x^2+y^2+Ax+By+C=0$$

with $$A,B,C>2014$$. Find the minimum value of $$7x-24y$$

$$x^2+y^2+Ax+By+C=0$$

can be written $$\rightarrow$$ $$(x+\frac{A}{2})^2+(y+\frac{B}{2})^2+C-(\frac{A}{2})^2-(\frac{B}{2})^2=0$$

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• To other mathSE reviewers: please respect the query tags : no Calculus please. Personally, I do not know how to attack such a problem without Calculus. Dec 21, 2020 at 4:55
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• @BookOfFlames normally, I would agree with your comment. Given that the problem is from a contest, and that Calculus is (presumably) outlawed, I feel that the OP deserves a serious hint, if anyone has one. Dec 21, 2020 at 4:57
• It should be $(x+\frac A2)^2$ and $(y+\frac B2)^2$ Dec 21, 2020 at 5:19

Since $$x^2+Ax+\left( \frac{A}{2} \right) ^2+y^2+By+\left( \frac{B}{2} \right) ^2=\left( \frac{A}{2} \right) ^2+\left( \frac{B}{2} \right) ^2-C\\ \left( x+\frac{A}{2} \right) ^2+\left( y+\frac{B}{2} \right) ^2=\left( \frac{A}{2} \right) ^2+\left( \frac{B}{2} \right) ^2-C$$ Let $$\displaystyle r=\sqrt{\left( \frac{A}{2} \right) ^2+\left( \frac{B}{2} \right) ^2-C}$$, we can set $$x=r\cos \theta -\dfrac{A}{2},y=r\sin \theta -\dfrac{B}{2}$$, then \begin{aligned} 7x-24y&=\frac{1}{2} \left(\sqrt{A^2+B^2-4 C} (7 \cos \theta-24 \sin \theta)-7 A+24 B\right)\\ &=\frac{1}{2} \left(\sqrt{A^2+B^2-4 C} \sqrt{7^2+24^2}\sin(\theta+\phi)-7 A+24 B\right)\\ &\geq \frac{1}{2} \left(25\sqrt{A^2+B^2-4 C} -7 A+24 B\right) \end{aligned} The second step uses The auxiliary Angle formula.
Using Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, $$\left(x+\frac{A}{2}\right)^2+\left(y+\frac{B}{2}\right)^2+C-\left(\frac{A}{2}\right)^2-\left(\frac{B}{2}\right)^2=0\\ \implies 7x-24y=7\left(x+\frac A2\right)-24\left(y+\frac B2\right)+\frac{-7A+24B}{2}\\ \ge -\sqrt{7^2+(-24)^2} \cdot \sqrt{\left(x+\frac A2\right)^2+\left(y+\frac B2\right)^2}+ \frac{-7A+24B}{2}\\ =-25 \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{A^2+B^2-4C} + \frac{-7A+24B}{2}\\ =\frac 12 \left(-25\sqrt{A^2+B^2-4C}-7A+24B\right).\blacksquare$$
Let $$7x-24y=z\iff x=?$$
Replace the value of $$x$$ in $$x^2+y^2+Ax+By+C=0$$ to form a Quadratic Equation in $$y$$
As $$y$$ is real, the discriminant must be $$\ge0$$