A Parallel-Translate Fixed Point

Problem

An ellipse EE centered at the origin, with axes of symmetry the coordinate axes, passes through A(0,2)A(0,-2) and B(32,1)B\left(\dfrac 32,-1\right).

1. Find the equation of EE. 2. A line through P(1,2)P(1,-2) meets EE at two points MM and NN. The horizontal line through MM meets the segment ABAB at a point TT, and HH satisfies MT=TH\overrightarrow{MT}=\overrightarrow{TH}. Prove that the line HNHN passes through a fixed point.

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Difficulty8/10
TopicsParametrization, conic sections, analytic geometry, Vieta's Formulas

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