An Intersection Locked on a Line
Problem
Let and be the left and right vertices of the ellipse , and let () be a point whose minimum distance to points of the ellipse equals .
1. Find the coordinates of . 2. A line through meets at two points and (distinct from and ); the lines and meet at a point . (a) Prove that lies on a fixed line. (b) Does there exist a position of with ? If so, find the slope of ; if not, explain why.
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Pole and Polar, conic sections, analytic geometry, Vieta's Formulas |
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