An Intersection Locked on a Line

Problem

Let AA and BB be the left and right vertices of the ellipse E:x24+y2=1E:\dfrac{x^2}4+y^2=1, and let M(m,0)M(m,0) (m>0m>0) be a point whose minimum distance to points of the ellipse equals 11.

1. Find the coordinates of MM. 2. A line ll through MM meets EE at two points CC and DD (distinct from AA and BB); the lines ACAC and BDBD meet at a point GG. (a) Prove that GG lies on a fixed line. (b) Does there exist a position of GG with CGDGCG\perp DG? If so, find the slope of ll; if not, explain why.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty8/10
TopicsPole and Polar, conic sections, analytic geometry, Vieta's Formulas

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