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China Mathematical Competition (Shaanxi)

China geometry

Problem

Suppose points , are the foci of the ellipse , is a point on the ellipse, and . Then the area of is equal to ________.
Solution
by definition of an ellipse. Since , then and . Notice that , and Then is a right triangle. So .
Final answer
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