A Chord of Length Two
Problem
The ellipse () passes through the point ; its left and right vertices are , , and the product of the slopes of and is . A moving point lies on with and . The line meets in the first quadrant at a point . A point lies on the segment ( the origin) with .
1. Find the equation of the ellipse . 2. Prove that the line passes through a fixed point , and find the coordinates of .
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Substitution, conic sections, Symmetry |
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