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Putnam 1941 B4

  • Session B

Given two perpendicular diameters ABAB and CDCD of an ellipse, we say that the diameter A′B′A'B' is conjugate to ABAB if A′B′A'B' is parallel to the tangent to the ellipse at AA . Let A′B′A'B' be conjugate to ABAB and C′D′C'D' be conjugate to CDCD . Prove that the rectangular hyperbola through A′,B′,C′A', B', C' and D′D' passes through the foci of the ellipse.

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