An Eccentricity From a Midline

★ 7/10conic sectionsSymmetry

Problem

The line x−3y+m=0x - 3y + m = 0 (m≠0m \ne 0) meets the asymptotes of the hyperbola x2a2−y2b2=1\dfrac{x^2}{a^2} - \dfrac{y^2}{b^2} = 1 (a,b>0a, b > 0) at points AA and BB. If P(m,0)P(m, 0) satisfies ∣PA∣=∣PB∣|PA| = |PB|, find the eccentricity.

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Difficulty7/10
Topicsconic sections, Symmetry

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