A Parallel Chord Swap

Problem

The ellipse x24+y2=1\dfrac{x^2}{4} + y^2 = 1 has left vertex AA. Points PP and QQ on the ellipse are symmetric about the yy-axis, OO is the origin, and BB is a point on the ellipse with ABOPAB \parallel OP and BQB \neq Q. Prove that BQAPBQ \parallel AP.

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Solution

Difficulty6/10
Topicsconic sections, analytic geometry, Symmetry

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