A Right Isosceles on an Ellipse

Problem

The ellipse C:x225+y2m2=1C:\dfrac{x^2}{25}+\dfrac{y^2}{m^2}=1 (0<m<50<m<5) has eccentricity 154\dfrac{\sqrt{15}}4. Let AA and BB be the left and right vertices of CC.

1. Find the equation of CC. 2. A point PP lies on CC and a point QQ lies on the line x=6x=6, with ∣BP∣=∣BQ∣|BP|=|BQ| and BP⊥BQBP\perp BQ. Find the area of △APQ\triangle APQ.

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Solution

Difficulty7/10
Topicsconic sections, analytic geometry, Casework, Rotation

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