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Given two hyperbolae H1H_1 and H2H_2 with the equations y=1/xy = 1/x and y=1/xy = -1/x, respectively. A straight line meets H1H_1 at points AA and BB, and meets H2H_2 at points CC and DD. Let OO be the origin of coordinates.
Prove that the areas of the triangles OACOAC and OBDOBD are equal. (S. Mazanik)

Solution

Without loss of generality we can assume that the positions of all hyperbolae, lines, and points look like in the figure (otherwise we can rotate the plane by the angle which is a multiple of 9090^\circ, and rename the points).
Figure 1
Let A(a;1/a)A(a; 1/a), B(b;1/b)B(b; 1/b), C(c;1/c)C(c; -1/c), D(d;1/d)D(d; -1/d). Note that all numbers aa, bb, cc, dd are pairwise distinct and c<0c < 0, d>a>b>0d > a > b > 0. We write the equations of the line lABl_{AB} and lCDl_{CD} passing through the pairs of points A,BA, B and C,DC, D:
lAB:xaba=y1/a1/b1/ay=1abx+1a+1b, l_{AB}: \quad \frac{x-a}{b-a} = \frac{y-1/a}{1/b-1/a} \Leftrightarrow y = -\frac{1}{ab}x + \frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b},

lCD:xcdc=y+1/c1/d+1/cy=1cdx1c1d l_{CD}: \frac{x-c}{d-c} = \frac{y+1/c}{-1/d+1/c} \Leftrightarrow y = \frac{1}{cd}x - \frac{1}{c} - \frac{1}{d}
Since these lines coincide, l=lAB=lCDl = l_{AB} = l_{CD}, we have
ab=cd,1a+1b=1c1da+b=c+d.(1) ab = -cd, \quad \frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b} = -\frac{1}{c} - \frac{1}{d} \Rightarrow a+b=c+d. \qquad (1)
The abscissa of the midpoint MM of the segment ABAB is equal to xM=(a+b)/2x_M = (a+b)/2, and from (1) it follows that it is equal to the abscissa (c+d)/2(c+d)/2 of the midpoint of the segment CDCD. Since the points AA, BB, CC, DD lie on the same line, we see that MM is the midpoint of the segments ABAB and CDCD. So AC=CM+MA=MD+MB=BDAC = CM + MA = MD + MB = BD. Since the lengths of the altitudes of the triangles OACOAC and OBDOBD from the vertex OO are equal, we see that the area of these triangles are equal.

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