Blocked by an Asymptote

Problem

Let F1,F2F_1, F_2 be the left and right foci of the hyperbola C ⁣:x2a2−y24=1C \colon \dfrac{x^2}{a^2} - \dfrac{y^2}{4} = 1, let AA be a point on the right branch of CC, and let P(5,2)P\left(\sqrt{5}, 2\right) be a fixed point. If for every real number mm the line 2x+y+m=02x + y + m = 0 has at most one point in common with CC, find the minimum value of ∣AP∣+∣AF2∣|AP| + |AF_2|.

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Difficulty6/10
TopicsExtrema, conic sections, analytic geometry

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