Claims About a Diameter Circle and a Hyperbola

Problem

The hyperbola C:x2a2y2b2=1C:\dfrac{x^2}{a^2}-\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1 (a>0a>0, b>0b>0) has left and right foci F1F_1, F2F_2 and left and right vertices A1A_1, A2A_2. The circle with diameter F1F2F_1F_2 meets one asymptote of CC at points MM and NN, with NA1M=5π6\angle NA_1M=\dfrac{5\pi}6. Determine, with proof, which of the following claims are true.

1. A1MA2=π6\angle A_1MA_2=\dfrac{\pi}6. 2. MA1=2MA2|MA_1|=2|MA_2|. 3. The eccentricity of CC is 13\sqrt{13}. 4. When a=2a=\sqrt 2, the area of the quadrilateral NA1MA2NA_1MA_2 is 838\sqrt 3.

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Difficulty8/10
Topicsconic sections, Casework, Triangle Geometry

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