A Circumcircle's Second Point
Problem
Let be the right vertex of the ellipse (with ), and let be a chord not through whose slope is a fixed constant . Prove that the circumcircle of always passes through a second fixed point , and find the coordinates of .
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 9/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Parametrization, Circles, conic sections, analytic geometry |
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