An Asymptote Slope Range

Problem

The hyperbola x2a2y2b2=1\dfrac{x^2}{a^2}-\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1 (a,b>0a,b>0) has right focus FF and right vertex AA. The line through FF perpendicular to AFAF meets the hyperbola at points BB and CC. From BB and CC, the perpendiculars to ACAC and ABAB respectively meet at a point DD. If the distance from DD to the line BCBC is less than a+a2+b2a+\sqrt{a^2+b^2}, find the range of the slopes of the asymptotes of the hyperbola.

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Difficulty8/10
TopicsSimilar Triangles, conic sections, Symmetry

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