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Focal Radii and Ellipse Tangent
Source: VTRMC 2022 P2
1/4/2023
Let
A
A
A
and
B
B
B
be the two foci of an ellipse and let
P
P
P
be a point on this ellipse. Prove that the focal radii of
P
P
P
(that is, the segments
A
P
‾
\overline{AP}
A
P
and
B
P
‾
\overline{BP}
BP
) form equal angles with the tangent to the ellipse at
P
P
P
.
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