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China Mathematical Competition

China geometry

Problem

Line and parabola intersect at points , , point is on the parabola, and . Then the coordinate of is ______.
Solution
Let , , . From we get , which means , . Since , , we have Furthermore, by , we have , which means that is Then or Obviously, ; otherwise, we have , which means is on , i.e., coincides with either or . So . Then , . Therefore, the coordinate of is or .
Final answer
(1, -2) or (9, -6)

Techniques

Cartesian coordinatesVectorsVieta's formulas