Equal Chords from Perpendicular Lines

★ 7/10Circlesanalytic geometrySymmetry

Problem

In the coordinate plane xOyxOy, consider the circles

C1:(x+3)2+(y−1)2=4andC2:(x−4)2+(y−5)2=4.C_1:(x+3)^2+(y-1)^2=4\qquad\text{and}\qquad C_2:(x-4)^2+(y-5)^2=4.

1. A line ll through the point A(−4,0)A(-4,0) meets the circle C1C_1; among all such lines, the longest chord cut on C1C_1 is ABAB and the shortest is CDCD. Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCDABCD. 2. Let PP be a point of the plane with the following property: there exist infinitely many pairs of perpendicular lines l1l_1 and l2l_2 through PP such that l1l_1 meets C1C_1, l2l_2 meets C2C_2, and the chord cut by l1l_1 on C1C_1 has the same length as the chord cut by l2l_2 on C2C_2. Find the coordinates of all such points PP.

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Solution

Difficulty7/10
TopicsCircles, analytic geometry, Symmetry

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