Line x−2y−1=0 and parabola y2=4x intersect at points A, B, point C is on the parabola, and ∠ACB=90∘. Then the coordinate of C is ______.
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Solution
Let A(x1,y1), B(x2,y2), C(t2,2t). From {x−2y−1=0,y2=4x, we get y2−8y−4=0, which means y1+y2=8, y1⋅y2=−4. Since x1=2y1+1, x2=2y2+1, we have x1+x2x1⋅x2=2(y1+y2)+2=18,=4y1⋅y2+2(y1+y2)+1=1. Furthermore, by ∠ACB=90∘, we have CA⋅CB=0, which means (t2−x1)(t2−x2)+(2t−y1)(2t−y2)=0, that is t4−(x1+x2)t2+x1⋅x2+4t2−2(y1+y2)t+y1⋅y2=0. Then t4−14t2−16t−3=0, or (t2+4t+3)(t2−4t−1)=0. Obviously, t2−4t−1=0; otherwise, we have t2−2⋅2t−1=0, which means C is on x−2y−1=0, i.e., C coincides with either A or B. So t2+4t+3=0. Then t1=−1, t2=−3. Therefore, the coordinate of C is (1,−2) or (9,−6).
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