An Intersection on a Fixed Line

Problem

In the plane of the ellipse E:x2a2+y2b2=1E:\dfrac{x^2}{a^2}+\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1 (a>b>0a>b>0), let P(x0,y0)P(x_0,y_0) be a point other than the origin. Through PP, draw two arbitrary secant lines ABAB and CDCD with A,B,C,DA,B,C,D all on EE. Prove that the intersection of the lines ACAC and BDBD lies on a fixed line.

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Solution

Difficulty9/10
TopicsPole and Polar, conic sections, Menelaus's Theorem, analytic geometry

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