A Product of Area Ratios

8/10conic sectionsAM-GMVieta's Formulas

Problem

Consider the parabola x2=4yx^2=4y. A point AA on the parabola lies in the first quadrant, and the tangent line ll at AA meets the xx-axis at a point BB. The line ll' through BB perpendicular to ll meets the parabola at two points CC and DD, with CC in the first quadrant, and meets the yy-axis at a point KK. Let OO be the origin.

1. If the xx-coordinate of AA is 22, find the equation of the tangent line ll. 2. Let S1S_1, S2S_2, S3S_3 denote the areas of OKD\triangle OKD, OKC\triangle OKC, AKC\triangle AKC respectively. Find the minimum value of

S3S2(S1S21).\frac{S_3}{S_2}\cdot\left(\frac{S_1}{S_2}-1\right).

Answer

Solution

Difficulty8/10
Topicsconic sections, AM-GM, Vieta's Formulas

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