A Dot Product Range on a Circle

Problem

The line ax+by+c=0ax+by+c=0 meets the circle O:x2+y2=16O:x^2+y^2=16 at two points MM and NN, where the coefficients satisfy c2=a2+b2c^2=a^2+b^2. Let PP be an arbitrary point on the circle OO. Find the range of PM→⋅PN→\overrightarrow{PM}\cdot\overrightarrow{PN}.

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Solution

Difficulty6/10
TopicsPolarization Identity, Circles, analytic geometry, vectors

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