A Triangle Inscribed in One Parabola, Tangent to Another

Problem

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As shown in the figure, the triangle ABCABC is inscribed in the parabola E:x2=yE: x^2 = y, and the lines containing the sides ABAB and ACAC are both tangent to the parabola M:y2=4xM: y^2 = 4x. Let FF be the focus of MM.

1. Prove that the line containing the side BCBC is tangent to the parabola MM. 2. Prove that the points AA, CC, BB, FF lie on a common circle.

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Solution

Difficulty8/10
Topicsplane geometry, conic sections, analytic geometry, Vieta's Formulas, Discriminant

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