Two Reflection Eccentricities
Problem
1. The ellipse (with ) has right focus ; a line through meets the ellipse at , and is the reflection of across the origin . If and , find the eccentricity. 2. The hyperbola () has right focus ; a line through meets the hyperbola at , and is the reflection of across . If and , find the eccentricity.
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Reflection, conic sections, analytic geometry, Triangle Geometry, Symmetry |
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