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HMMT 2003 G4

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Farmer John is inside of an ellipse with reflective sides, given by the equation x2/a2+x^{2} / a^{2}+ y2/b2=1y^{2} / b^{2}=1, with a>b>0a>b>0. He is standing at the point (3,0), and he shines a laser pointer in the yy-direciton. The light reflects off the ellipse and proceeds directly toward Farmer Brown, traveling a distance of 10 before reaching him. Farmer John then spins around in a circle; wherever he points the laser, the light reflects off the wall and hits Farmer Brown. What is the ordered pair (a,b)(a, b) ?

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(5,4)

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