Feet of Focal Perpendiculars to a Tangent

Problem

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Let OO be the origin and F1,F2F_1,F_2 the two foci of the ellipse C:x24+y2=1C:\dfrac{x^2}{4}+y^2=1. From F1F_1 and F2F_2, perpendiculars are dropped to a tangent line ll of the ellipse CC, with feet H1H_1 and H2H_2 respectively. When OH1⊥OH2OH_1\perp OH_2, find the area of △OH1H2\triangle OH_1H_2.

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Solution

Difficulty8/10
TopicsReflection, Circles, conic sections, analytic geometry

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