Feet on the Asymptotes

Problem

Let F1,F2F_1, F_2 be the foci of the hyperbola C ⁣:x2a2−y2b2=1C \colon \dfrac{x^2}{a^2} - \dfrac{y^2}{b^2} = 1 (a>0a > 0, b>0b > 0), and let PP be a point on CC. Drop perpendiculars from PP to the two asymptotes, with feet DD and EE. If ∠F1PF2=120∘\angle F_1PF_2 = 120^\circ and the area of △PF1F2\triangle PF_1F_2 equals 3 ∣PD∣⋅∣PE∣\sqrt{3}\,|PD|\cdot|PE|, find the slopes of the two asymptotes.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty7/10
TopicsLaw of Cosines, conic sections, analytic geometry, Triangle Geometry

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