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I got to know that $(x_1 , y_1)$ will be outside the parabola $y^2 = 4ax$ iff ${y_1}^2 > 4ax_1$. I know how to prove it.

My Question Can we say that $(x_1 , y_1)$ will be outside the parabola $Ax^2 + 2Hxy +By^2 + 2Gx +2 Fy +C=0$ $(H^2 = AB)$ iff $A{x_1}^2 + 2H{x_1}{y_1} +B{y_1}^2+ 2G{x_1} +2 F{y_1} +C > 0$ ?

Can anyone please help me to understand?

cmi
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  • Yes , it will. Another conic section is $xy=c$.you can see it's true.You can also use transformation – Rishi Sep 04 '19 at 12:55
  • I don't understand this question. If the parabola is tilted with respect to the axes, its equation will of course not be $y^2 = 4ax$, so you can't expect to gain any information by plugging coordinates into that equation. And what do you mean by an equation giving a negative value? – Hans Lundmark Sep 04 '19 at 13:42
  • I do not want to plug $(x_1 , y_1)$ in $y^2 = 4ax$.. I would plug $(x_1 , y_1)$ in the equation of the parabola whose axis is not parallel to any of the axes..I want to know if the condition for point being outside the parabola remains same or not?@Hans Lundmark – cmi Sep 04 '19 at 14:12
  • I have edited my question..Can you please check ?@HansLundmark – cmi Sep 04 '19 at 15:33
  • How ? Can you explain?@Rishi – cmi Sep 04 '19 at 15:33
  • No, we cannot say that. The parabola does not change, if you multiply all the coefficient $A$ thru $H$ by a negative constant (such as $-1$), but the inequality will change is truth value. BTW, which side is "outside the parabola? The non-convex side? – Jyrki Lahtonen Sep 04 '19 at 16:01
  • yes the non convex side is the outside..Okk for a particular parabola it will remain constant.. I mean outside the parabola if negative then negative for all the outside points...@JyrkiLahtonen – cmi Sep 04 '19 at 16:07

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In short, no. For instance, $f(x,y)=x^2-y=0$ and $g(x,y)=y-x^2=0$ both describe the same parabola, but it should be fairly obvious that for any point $(x_1,y_1)$, $f(x_1,y_1)=-g(x_1,y_1)$.

However, you can salvage this idea by multiplying by a normalizing factor. Let $$f(x,y) = Ax^2+2Hxy+By^2+2Gx+2Fy+C = \begin{bmatrix}x&y&1\end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}A&H&G\\H&B&F\\G&F&C\end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}x\\y\\1\end{bmatrix} = \mathbf x^TQ\mathbf x$$ and $S = \det Q$. For a nondegenerate parabola, $S\ne0$ and the sign of $Sf(x_1,y_1)$ determines whether it’s “inside” or “outside” the parabola represented by $f(x,y)=0$: positive iff inside, negative iff outside, zero if it lies on the curve.

amd
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  • I am not concerned about whether it is negative or positive... I just want to know if the sign remains constant in each of the three parts of the region..@amd – cmi Sep 05 '19 at 03:39
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    That’s not at all what you asked, though. – amd Sep 05 '19 at 04:08
  • Yes My question looks like I am asking if it will be negative or positive..But my intention was not that..@amd – cmi Sep 05 '19 at 04:10