An Intersection on a Fixed Line
Problem
In the plane of the ellipse (), let be a point other than the origin. Through , draw two arbitrary secant lines and with all on . Prove that the intersection of the lines and lies on a fixed line.
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 9/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Pole and Polar, conic sections, Menelaus's Theorem, analytic geometry |
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