One or more options correct
Let be the ellipse and let be the hyperbola having the same foci as and eccentricity . Which of the following statements is (are) correct?
- A. has the equation
- B. and intersect in exactly four points
- C. At each common point, the tangents to and are perpendicular
- D. The four common points are the vertices of a rectangle of area
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Answer: A, B, C
For : , , so and the foci are . For the foci are the same and , so and , giving : (A) true. Solving the two equations gives , , hence four points : (B) true. The slopes of the tangents at a common point are and , whose product is at these points, so they are perpendicular (confocal conics cut orthogonally): (C) true. The rectangle has sides and and area : (D) false.
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