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Let the focus of parabola $C: y^2 = 6x$ be $F$. A line through $F$ intersects $C$ at $A$ and $B$. A perpendicular from $A$ to the line $l: x = -\frac{3}{2}$ meets it at $D$. A line through $F$ perpendicular to $AB$ meets $l$ at $E$. Then
A. $|AD| = |AF|$
B. $|AE| = |AB|$
C. $|AB| \geq 6$
D. $|AE| \cdot |BE| \geq 18$
For the hyperbola $C: \frac{x^2}{a^2} - \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ $(a > 0, b > 0)$, let $F_1, F_2$ be the left and right foci respectively, and $A_1, A_2$ be the left and right vertices respectively. The circle with diameter $F_1F_2$ intersects one asymptote of $C$ at points $M, N$, and $\angle NA_1M = \frac{5\pi}{6}$, then
A. $\angle A_1MA_2 = \frac{\pi}{6}$
B. $|MA_1| = 2|MA_2|$
C. The eccentricity of $C$ is $\sqrt{13}$
D. When $a = \sqrt{2}$, the area of quadrilateral $NA_1MA_2$ is $8\sqrt{3}$
Given the ellipse $C: \frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ $(a > b > 0)$ with eccentricity $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$ and major axis length 4.
(1) Find the equation of $C$;
(2) A line $l$ passing through the point $(0, -2)$ intersects $C$ at points $A, B$. Let $O$ be the origin. If the area of $\triangle OAB$ is $\sqrt{2}$, find $|AB|$.
Let the ellipse $C: \frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ $(a > b > 0)$ have eccentricity $\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}$, with lower vertex $A$ and right vertex $B$, $|AB| = \sqrt{10}$.
(1) Find the standard equation of the ellipse.
(2) Let $P$ be a moving point not on the $y$-axis, and let $R$ be a point on the ray $AP$ satisfying $|AR| \cdot |AP| = 3$.
(i) If $P(m, n)$, find the coordinates of point $R$ (expressed in terms of $m, n$).
(ii) Let $O$ be the origin, and $Q$ be a moving point on $C$. The slope of line $OR$ is 3 times the slope of line $OP$. Find the maximum value of $|PQ|$.
(17 points) Given the ellipse $C: \frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ $(a > b > 0)$ with eccentricity $\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}$, lower vertex $A$, right vertex $B$, and $|AB| = \sqrt{10}$.
(1) Find the equation of $C$.
(2) Let $P$ be a moving point not on the $y$-axis, and let $R$ be a point on the ray $AP$ satisfying $|AP| \cdot |AR| = 3$.
(i) If $P(m, n)$, find the coordinates of $R$ (expressed in terms of $m, n$).
(ii) Let $O$ be the origin, and $Q$ be a moving point on $C$. The slope of line $OR$ is 3 times the slope of line $OP$. Find the maximum value of $|PQ|$.
Given is the sphere with center $M ( 1 | 4 | 0 )$ and radius 6. (1a) [3 marks] Determine all values $p \in \mathbb { R }$ for which the point $P ( 5 | 1 | p )$ lies on the sphere. (1b) [2 marks] The line $g$ is tangent to the sphere at the point $B ( - 3 | 8 | 2 )$. Find a possible equation of $g$.
For each value of $a$ with $a \in \mathbb { R }$, a line $g _ { a }$ is given by $g _ { a } : \vec { X } = \left( \begin{array} { c } 2 \\ a - 4 \\ 4 \end{array} \right) + \lambda \cdot \left( \begin{array} { c } 2 \\ - 2 \\ 1 \end{array} \right) , \lambda \in \mathbb { R }$
(2a) [2 marks] Determine, depending on $a$, the coordinates of the point where $g _ { a }$ intersects the $x _ { 1 } x _ { 2 }$ plane.
(2b) [3 marks] For exactly one value of $a$, the line $g _ { a }$ has an intersection point with the $x _ { 3 }$-axis. Find the coordinates of this intersection point.
On a playground, a triangular sun sail is erected to shade a sandbox. For this purpose, metal poles are fixed in the ground at three corners of the sandbox, at whose ends the sun sail is fastened. In a Cartesian coordinate system, the $x _ { 1 } x _ { 2 }$-plane represents the horizontal ground. The sandbox is described by the rectangle with corner points $K _ { 1 } ( 0 | 4 | 0 ) , K _ { 2 } ( 0 | 0 | 0 ) , K _ { 3 } ( 3 | 0 | 0 )$ and $K _ { 4 } ( 3 | 4 | 0 )$. The sun sail is represented by the planar triangle with corner points $S _ { 1 } ( 0 | 6 | 2,5 ) , S _ { 2 } ( 0 | 0 | 3 )$ and $S _ { 3 } ( 6 | 0 | 2,5 )$ (see Figure 1). One unit of length in the coordinate system corresponds to one meter in reality. [Figure]
The three points $S _ { 1 } , S _ { 2 }$ and $S _ { 3 }$ determine the plane $E$. Sub-task Part B a (4 marks) Find an equation of the plane $E$ in normal form. (for verification: $E : x _ { 1 } + x _ { 2 } + 12 x _ { 3 } - 36 = 0$ ) Sub-task Part B b (3 marks) The manufacturer of the sun sail recommends stabilizing the metal poles used with additional safety cables if the sun sail area is more than $20 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$. Assess whether such stabilization is necessary in the present situation based on this recommendation.
Sunrays fall on the sun sail, which in the model and in Figure 1 can be represented by parallel lines with direction vector $\overrightarrow { S _ { 1 } K _ { 1 } }$. The sun sail casts a triangular shadow on the ground. The shadows of the corners of the sun sail designated by $S _ { 2 }$ and $S _ { 3 }$ are designated by $S _ { 2 } ^ { \prime }$ and $S _ { 3 } ^ { \prime }$ respectively.
Sub-task Part B c (2 marks) Justify without further calculation that $S _ { 2 } ^ { \prime }$ lies on the $x _ { 2 }$-axis. Sub-task Part B d (3 marks) $S _ { 3 } ^ { \prime }$ has the coordinates $( 6 | - 2 | 0 )$. Draw the triangle representing the shadow of the sun sail in Figure 1. Decide from the drawing whether more than half of the sandbox is shaded.
Sub-task Part B e (3 marks) To ensure the drainage of rainwater, the sun sail must have an inclination angle of at least $8 ^ { \circ }$ with respect to the horizontal ground. Justify that the drainage of rainwater is not ensured in the present case.
Sub-task Part B f (5 marks) In heavy rain, the sun sail deforms and sags. A so-called water pocket forms from rainwater that cannot drain away. The top surface of the water pocket is horizontal and is approximately circular with a diameter of 50 cm. At its deepest point, the water pocket is 5 cm deep. For simplicity, the water pocket is considered as a spherical segment (see Figure 2).
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Fig. 2
The volume $V$ of a spherical segment can be calculated using the formula $V = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi h ^ { 2 } \cdot ( 3 r - h )$, where $r$ denotes the radius of the sphere and $h$ denotes the height of the spherical segment. Determine how many liters of water are in the water pocket.
The line segment $[ \mathrm { PQ } ]$ with endpoints $P ( 8 | - 5 | 1 )$ and $Q$ is a diameter of a sphere with center $M ( 5 | - 1 | 1 )$.
Calculate the coordinates of $Q$ and show that the point $R ( 9 | - 1 | 4 )$ lies on the sphere.
Justify without further calculation that the triangle $P Q R$ is right-angled at $R$.
Given is the sphere $K$ with center $M ( 3 | - 6 | 5 )$ and radius $2 \sqrt { 6 }$.
Give an equation of $K$ in coordinate form and show that the point $P ( 5 | - 4 | 1 )$ lies on $K$.
Investigate whether $K$ intersects the $x _ { 1 } x _ { 2 }$-plane.
At the point that corresponds to point C in the model, the skier's line of travel is continued without a kink by a circular arc curve. During travel along this curve, the skier reaches a point that corresponds to point $D ( 18 | - 2 | 2 )$. The circular arc that describes this curve is part of a circle with center $M \left( m _ { 1 } \left| m _ { 2 } \right| m _ { 3 } \right)$. The coordinates of $M$ can be determined using the following system of equations. I $\quad m _ { 1 } + m _ { 2 } + 2 m _ { 3 } - 20 = 0$ II $\quad \left( \begin{array} { l } m _ { 1 } - 9 \\ m _ { 2 } - 1 \\ m _ { 3 } - 5 \end{array} \right) \circ \left( \begin{array} { c } 1.8 \\ 0.2 \\ - 1 \end{array} \right) = 0$ III $\sqrt { \left( m _ { 1 } - 9 \right) ^ { 2 } + \left( m _ { 2 } - 1 \right) ^ { 2 } + \left( m _ { 3 } - 5 \right) ^ { 2 } } = \sqrt { \left( m _ { 1 } - 18 \right) ^ { 2 } + \left( m _ { 2 } + 2 \right) ^ { 2 } + \left( m _ { 3 } - 2 \right) ^ { 2 } }$ Explain the geometric considerations that underlie equations I, II and III.
We consider four distinct points $A, B, C$ and $D$ in the canonical Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^3$ such that $AB = BC = CD = DA = 1$, $AC = a > 0$ and $BD = b > 0$. We assume that the four points $A, B, C$ and $D$ exist and are coplanar. What relation do $a$ and $b$ then satisfy?
Throughout this part $A$ and $B$ denote real symmetric matrices of $\mathcal { M } _ { 2 } ( \mathbb { R } )$. We denote by $\lambda _ { 1 } \leqslant \lambda _ { 2 }$ the eigenvalues of $A$.
We consider the set $\Gamma \subset \mathbb { R } ^ { 2 }$ defined by the equation $\langle A X , X \rangle = 1$.
II.B.1) Characterize the conditions on the $\lambda _ { i }$ for which this set is: a) empty; b) the union of two lines; c) an ellipse; d) a hyperbola.
II.B.2) Represent on the same figure the sets $\Gamma$ obtained for $A$ diagonal with $\lambda _ { 1 } \in \{ - 4 , - 1,0,1 / 4,1 \}$ and $\lambda _ { 2 } = 1$.
For $A = \left(\begin{array}{ll} a & b \\ c & d \end{array}\right)$ in $\mathcal{M}_2(\mathbb{R})$ and $(x,y)$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$, we denote by $\varphi_A(x,y)$ the determinant of the matrix $A(x,y) = \left(\begin{array}{cc} a-x & b-y \\ c+y & d-x \end{array}\right)$ and we consider $\mathcal{CP}_A$ the curve in $\mathbb{R}^2$ defined by the equation: $\varphi_A(x,y) = 0$.
Verify that $\mathcal{CP}_A$ is a circle (we agree that a circle can be reduced to a point); we will call $\mathcal{CP}_A$ the eigenvalue circle of $A$. Specify its center $C_A$ and its radius $r_A$.
For $A = \left(\begin{array}{ll} a & b \\ c & d \end{array}\right)$ in $\mathcal{M}_2(\mathbb{R})$, with $\varphi_A(x,y)$ the determinant of $A(x,y) = \left(\begin{array}{cc} a-x & b-y \\ c+y & d-x \end{array}\right)$ and $\mathcal{CP}_A$ the eigenvalue circle of $A$, specify, as a function of $A$, the cardinality of the intersection of $\mathcal{CP}_A$ with the $x$-axis $\mathbb{R} \times \{0\}$.
In this section we consider a circle $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ with center $\Omega$ and non-zero radius $r$, intersecting the $x$-axis. We denote by $L_1$ and $L_2$, with coordinates respectively $(\lambda_1, 0)$ and $(\lambda_2, 0)$, with $\lambda_1 < \lambda_2$, the two intersection points of $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ with the $x$-axis. Let $A = \left(\begin{array}{ll} a & b \\ c & d \end{array}\right)$ be a matrix whose eigenvalue circle equals $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$. We keep the notations $E, F, G, H$ from III.D.
Show that $A$ is diagonalizable.
In this section we consider a circle $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ with center $\Omega$ and non-zero radius $r$, intersecting the $x$-axis. We denote by $L_1$ and $L_2$, with coordinates respectively $(\lambda_1, 0)$ and $(\lambda_2, 0)$, with $\lambda_1 < \lambda_2$, the two intersection points of $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ with the $x$-axis. Let $A = \left(\begin{array}{ll} a & b \\ c & d \end{array}\right)$ be a matrix whose eigenvalue circle equals $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$. We keep the notations $E, F, G, H$ from III.D.
Show that if $c \neq 0$, then $\left(\overrightarrow{L_1 E}, \overrightarrow{L_2 E}\right)$ is a basis of $\mathbb{R}^2$ consisting of eigenvectors for $f_A$.
In this section we consider a circle $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ with center $\Omega$ and non-zero radius $r$, intersecting the $x$-axis. We denote by $L_1$ and $L_2$, with coordinates respectively $(\lambda_1, 0)$ and $(\lambda_2, 0)$, with $\lambda_1 < \lambda_2$, the two intersection points of $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ with the $x$-axis. Let $A = \left(\begin{array}{ll} a & b \\ c & d \end{array}\right)$ be a matrix whose eigenvalue circle equals $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$. We keep the notations $E, F, G, H$ from III.D.
When $c = 0$, can we give a basis of eigenvectors for $f_A$ using the eigenvalue circle and the eigenvalue rectangle?
In this section we consider a circle $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ with center $\Omega$ and non-zero radius $r$, intersecting the $x$-axis. We denote by $L_1$ and $L_2$, with coordinates respectively $(\lambda_1, 0)$ and $(\lambda_2, 0)$, with $\lambda_1 < \lambda_2$, the two intersection points of $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ with the $x$-axis. Let $A = \left(\begin{array}{ll} a & b \\ c & d \end{array}\right)$ be a matrix whose eigenvalue circle equals $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$. We keep the notations $E, F, G, H$ from III.D.
Show that the square of the cosine of the angle between two eigenvectors of $A$ associated with two distinct eigenvalues is determined by the circle $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$, and does not depend on the choice of a matrix $A$ whose eigenvalue circle equals $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ (one may, if deemed useful, introduce the orthogonal projection of $\Omega$ onto the $x$-axis). What about if $A$ is symmetric?
In this section we consider a circle $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ with center $\Omega$ and non-zero radius $r$, intersecting the $x$-axis. Let $A = \left(\begin{array}{ll} a & b \\ c & d \end{array}\right)$ be a matrix whose eigenvalue circle equals $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$.
Characterize geometrically $f_A$ when $\Omega = O$, with $O = (0,0)$, and $r = 1$.
In this section we consider a circle $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ with center $\Omega$ and non-zero radius $r$, intersecting the $x$-axis. Let $A = \left(\begin{array}{ll} a & b \\ c & d \end{array}\right)$ be a matrix whose eigenvalue circle equals $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$.
Characterize geometrically $f_A$ when $\mathcal{CP}_A$ is the circle with diameter the segment $[O, I]$ with $I = (1,0)$.
In this section we consider a circle $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ with center $\Omega$ and radius $r \geqslant 0$ disjoint from the $x$-axis. We denote by $K$ the orthogonal projection of $\Omega$ onto the $x$-axis. Let $A$ be a matrix with proper eigenvalue circle equal to $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$.
Determine the points of $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ at which the tangent line to $\mathcal{C}(\Omega, r)$ contains $K$.
For $A = \left(\begin{array}{ll} a & b \\ c & d \end{array}\right)$ in $\mathcal{M}_2(\mathbb{R})$, let $\mathcal{H}_A$ be the quadric with equation $\psi_A(x,y,z) = 0$ where $\psi_A(x,y,z)$ is the real part of the determinant of $\left(\begin{array}{cc} a-x-\mathrm{i}z & b-y \\ c+y & d-x-\mathrm{i}z \end{array}\right)$.
Specify the intersection of $\mathcal{H}_A$ with the plane with equation $z = 0$.
For $A = \left(\begin{array}{ll} a & b \\ c & d \end{array}\right)$ in $\mathcal{M}_2(\mathbb{R})$, let $\mathcal{H}_A$ be the quadric with equation $\psi_A(x,y,z) = 0$ where $\psi_A(x,y,z)$ is the real part of the determinant of $\left(\begin{array}{cc} a-x-\mathrm{i}z & b-y \\ c+y & d-x-\mathrm{i}z \end{array}\right)$.
Specify the intersection $Z_A$ of $\mathcal{H}_A$ with the plane with equation $x = (a+d)/2$.
130- Two circles with radii 4 and 5 are externally tangent. From the center of the smaller circle, a common external tangent to the larger circle is drawn. What is the length of this tangent segment?
(1) $8$ (2) $4\sqrt{5}$ (3) $4\sqrt{6}$ (4) $15$