An Area Ratio Minimum

Problem

The hyperbola C ⁣:x24y2=1C \colon \dfrac{x^2}{4} - y^2 = 1 has left and right vertices A1,A2A_1, A_2. A line ll through P(4,0)P(4, 0) meets the right branch of CC at two points MM and NN.

1. If the slope kk of ll exists, find the range of possible values of kk. 2. Let k1,k2k_1, k_2 be the slopes of A1MA_1M and A2NA_2N. Find the value of k1k2\dfrac{k_1}{k_2}. 3. Let GG be the intersection of lines A1MA_1M and A2NA_2N, and let S1,S2S_1, S_2 be the areas of triangles GMNGMN and GA1A2GA_1A_2. Find the minimum value of S1S2\dfrac{S_1}{S_2}.

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Difficulty7/10
TopicsParametrization, conic sections, analytic geometry, Vieta's Formulas

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