Opposite Slopes, Fixed Point

Problem

The ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1\dfrac{x^2}{a^2} + \dfrac{y^2}{b^2} = 1 (a>b>0a > b > 0) has eccentricity 22\dfrac{\sqrt2}{2}; two non-vertex points M,NM, N on it satisfy MON=90\angle MON = 90^\circ and

1OM2+1ON2=32.\frac{1}{|OM|^2} + \frac{1}{|ON|^2} = \frac32.

1. Find the ellipse. 2. A non-vertical line meets the ellipse at P,QP, Q; FF is the right focus. If the slopes of PFPF and QFQF are negatives of each other, does PQPQ pass through a fixed point? Find it or explain.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty7/10
Topicsconic sections, analytic geometry, Vieta's Formulas, Symmetry

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