A Ratio-Preserving Chord

Problem

Let A(2,3)A(2, 3) and B(2,1)B(2, 1). The hyperbola C ⁣:x2a2y2b2=1C \colon \dfrac{x^2}{a^2} - \dfrac{y^2}{b^2} = 1 (a>0a > 0, b>0b > 0) has an asymptote y=xy = x, and the chord cut by line ABAB on CC has length 232\sqrt{3}.

1. Find the equation of CC. 2. Let P,QP, Q be distinct points on the right branch of CC such that AP=λAQ\overrightarrow{AP} = \lambda\overrightarrow{AQ} for some real λ\lambda.

  1. If a point DD satisfies PD=λDQ\overrightarrow{PD} = \lambda\overrightarrow{DQ}, prove that DD always lies on a fixed line.
  2. If the line PBPB meets CC again at RR (with RQR \neq Q), prove that the line QRQR passes through a fixed point, and find that point.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty8/10
TopicsPole and Polar, conic sections, analytic geometry

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