An Archimedes Triangle
Problem
Consider the parabola . A line through meets at two points and . Let and be the tangent lines to at and ; meets the -axis at , meets the -axis at , and intersect at .
1. Prove that lies on a fixed line. 2. If the area of triangle is , find the coordinates of . 3. If lie on a common circle, find the coordinates of .
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Circles, conic sections, analytic geometry, Vieta's Formulas |
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