Opposite Slopes, Fixed Point
Problem
The ellipse () has eccentricity ; two non-vertex points on it satisfy and
1. Find the ellipse. 2. A non-vertical line meets the ellipse at ; is the right focus. If the slopes of and are negatives of each other, does pass through a fixed point? Find it or explain.
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | conic sections, analytic geometry, Vieta's Formulas, Symmetry |
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