SAT1000 - P760

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As shown above, F 1 , F 2 F_1, F_2 are left and right focus of the hyperbola: x 2 a 2 y 2 b 2 = 1 ( a , b > 0 ) \dfrac{x^2}{a^2}-\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1\ (a,b>0) respectively, and B ( 0 , b ) B(0,b) .

Line F 1 B F_1B intersects with the two asymptotes of the hyperbola at P , Q P,Q , and the perpendicular bisector of P Q PQ intersects with x-axis at point M M .

If M F 2 = F 1 F 2 |MF_2|=|F_1F_2| , then find the eccentricity of the hyperbola.

Let E E denote the eccentricity, submit 1000 E \lfloor 1000E \rfloor .


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The answer is 1224.

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1 solution

Equations of the asymptotes of the hyperbola are y = ± b a x y=\pm \frac{b}{a}x .

Position coordinates of F 1 F_1 are ( a 2 + b 2 , 0 (-\sqrt {a^2+b^2},0 and of F 2 F_2 are ( a 2 + b 2 = 0 (\sqrt {a^2+b^2}=0 .

So, the equation of F 2 B \overline {F_2B} is y = b ( 1 + x a 2 + b 2 ) y=b(1+\frac{x}{\sqrt {a^2+b^2}}) .

Position coordinates of P P are ( a a 2 + b 2 a + a 2 + b 2 , b a 2 + b 2 a + a 2 + b 2 ) (-\frac{a\sqrt {a^2+b^2}}{a+\sqrt {a^2+b^2}}, \frac{b\sqrt {a^2+b^2}}{a+\sqrt {a^2+b^2}}) ,

and of Q Q are ( a a 2 + b 2 a 2 + b 2 a , b a 2 + b 2 a 2 + b 2 a ) (\frac{a\sqrt {a^2+b^2}}{\sqrt {a^2+b^2}-a}, \frac{b\sqrt {a^2+b^2}}{\sqrt {a^2+b^2}-a}) .

So, the equation of the perpendicular bisector of P Q \overline {PQ} is

y = a 2 + b 2 b a 2 + b 2 b ( x a 2 a 2 + b 2 b 2 ) y=\frac{a^2+b^2}{b}-\frac{\sqrt {a^2+b^2}}{b}(x-\frac{a^2\sqrt {a^2+b^2}}{b^2}) .

Position coordinates of M M are ( ( a 2 + b 2 ) 3 2 b 2 , 0 ) \left (\frac{(a^2+b^2)^{\frac{3}{2}}}{b^2},0\right ) .

M F 2 = F 1 F 2 2 a 2 + b 2 = ( a 2 + b 2 b 2 1 ) a 2 + b 2 |\overline {MF_2}|=|\overline {F_1F_2}|\implies 2\sqrt {a^2+b^2}=(\frac{a^2+b^2}{b^2}-1)\sqrt {a^2+b^2}

a 2 b 2 = 2 E = 1 + b 2 a 2 = 1.5 1.2247 \implies \frac{a^2}{b^2}=2\implies E=\sqrt {1+\frac{b^2}{a^2}}=\sqrt {1.5}\approx 1.2247 .

Therefore 1000 E = 1224 \lfloor 1000E\rfloor =\boxed {1224} .

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