Two Focal Chords, Two Circles
Problem
Through the focus of the parabola (with ), two distinct lines and are drawn with slopes and satisfying . Line meets at points and line meets at points . Let and be the centers of the circles with diameters and respectively, and let be the line containing the common chord of these two circles.
1. If and , prove that . 2. If the minimum distance from to the line is , find the equation of the parabola .
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Extrema, Parametrization, Circles, conic sections, analytic geometry |
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