A Ratio of Two Symmetric Chords

Problem

Let AA and BB be two points on the ellipse x24+y22=1\dfrac{x^2}4+\dfrac{y^2}2=1, symmetric about the origin OO, and let PP be a point on the ellipse x212+y26=1\dfrac{x^2}{12}+\dfrac{y^2}6=1. The segments PAPA and PBPB meet the ellipse x24+y22=1\dfrac{x^2}4+\dfrac{y^2}2=1 again at points MM and NN respectively. If AB=tMN\overrightarrow{AB}=t\overrightarrow{MN}, find tt.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty8/10
TopicsSubstitution, conic sections, Symmetry, vectors

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