A Centroid-Locked Chord
Problem
The parabola () has focus , and the point on (with ) is at distance from .
1. Find and . 2. Let be points of such that the centroid of lies on the line .
- Prove that the slope of line is constant.
- Let be the intersection of line with the -axis, the midpoint of , and the midpoint of . The perpendicular from to line has foot . Prove that moves on a fixed circle.
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Midpoint Chord Method, Parametrization, Circles, conic sections, analytic geometry |
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