Feet of Focal Perpendiculars to a Tangent
Problem
Let be the origin and the two foci of the ellipse . From and , perpendiculars are dropped to a tangent line of the ellipse , with feet and respectively. When , find the area of .
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Reflection, Circles, conic sections, analytic geometry |
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