Concyclic iff Opposite Slopes
Problem
Let be a non-circular conic whose axes of symmetry are parallel or perpendicular to the coordinate axes, and let be four distinct points on such that the lines and meet and both have slopes. Prove that are concyclic if and only if the slopes of and are negatives of each other.
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Solution
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Circles, Power of a Point, conic sections, analytic geometry |
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