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Problem
The circle intersects the hyperbola at four points , , and , and the other circle intersects the same hyperbola at four points , , and . It is known that the radii of circles and are equal. Prove that the points , , and are the vertices of the parallelogram. ( I. Voronovich )
Solution
Let the abscissae of the points , , , , and be , , , , and respectively. If is the center of the circle , the coordinates of the points , , and satisfy the system of equations Eliminating we obtain the equation with solutions , , and . Whence and . Similarly, if is the center of the circle , then and . Since the radii of the circles and are equal, the quadrilateral is a rhombus, hence the midpoints of and coincide, therefore which gives . So whence . Moreover, . Rewrite it as and . Thus the pairs and have equal sums and products. So either and or and . If, for example, and , then the pairs and of points are symmetric with respect to the point of origin, i.e. is a parallelogram with the center at the origin.
Techniques
Cartesian coordinatesVieta's formulas