A Circle Inside an Ellipse with Perpendicular Radii

Problem

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As shown in the figure, an ellipse is centered at the origin OO with its major axis on the xx-axis and eccentricity e=22e = \dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}. The vertical line through the left focus F1F_1 meets the ellipse at points AA and A′A', with ∣AA′∣=4|AA'| = 4.

1. Find the standard equation of the ellipse. 2. A line perpendicular to the xx-axis meets the ellipse at two distinct points PP and P′P'. A circle with center QQ passes through PP and P′P' in such a way that every other point of the ellipse lies outside the circle. If PQ⊥P′QPQ \perp P'Q, find the standard equation of the circle QQ.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty6/10
TopicsExtrema, Completing the Square, conic sections, analytic geometry

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