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Orthogonal Tangents (Posted on 2011-11-30) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Let Γ be a parabola with focus F and directrix d.
A line through F intersects Γ in points P1 and P2.
The feet of the perpendiculars from P1 and P2 on
d are Q1 and Q2 respectively.
The midpoint of line segment Q1Q2 is Q0.

Prove that the rays Q0P1 and Q0P2 are orthogonal
and that they are tangent to Γ.

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re: solutionBractals2011-12-01 17:11:27
solutionDaniel2011-12-01 10:35:19
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