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Geometry Difficulty 4.6 AIME Prove it

Given that point F is the focus of the parabola E:y2=2pxE: y^2 = 2px (p>0p > 0), and point A(2,m)A(2, m) lies on the parabola EE and its distance to the origin is 232\sqrt{3}.

(Ⅰ) Find the equation of the parabola EE;
(Ⅱ) Given point G(1,0)G(-1, 0), extend AFAF to intersect the parabola EE at point BB, prove that: a circle with center at point FF and tangent to line GAGA must also be tangent to line GBGB.

Solution

Solution:
(Ⅰ) From the given conditions, we have: {m2=4p4+m2=23\begin{cases} m^2 = 4p \\ \sqrt{4 + m^2} = 2\sqrt{3} \end{cases},
Solving this, we get p=2p = 2,
Therefore, the equation of the parabola EE is y2=4xy^2 = 4x.
(Ⅱ) Since point A(2,m)A(2, m) lies on the parabola E:y2=4xE: y^2 = 4x,
we have m=±22m = \pm 2\sqrt{2},
Considering the symmetry of the parabola, let's assume A(2,22)A(2, 2\sqrt{2}).
From A(2,22)A(2, 2\sqrt{2}) and F(1,0)F(1, 0), we get the equation of line AFAF as y=22(x1)y = 2\sqrt{2}(x - 1).
From {y=22(x1)y2=4x\begin{cases} y = 2\sqrt{2}(x - 1) \\ y^2 = 4x \end{cases}, we get 2x25x+2=02x^2 - 5x + 2 = 0,
Solving this, we find x=2x = 2 or x=12x = \frac{1}{2}, thus B(12,2)B\left(\frac{1}{2}, -\sqrt{2}\right).
Also, for G(1,0)G(-1, 0),
we have kGA=2202(1)=223k_{GA} = \frac{2\sqrt{2} - 0}{2 - (-1)} = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}, kGB=2012(1)=223k_{GB} = \frac{-\sqrt{2} - 0}{\frac{1}{2} - (-1)} = -\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3},
Therefore, kGA+kGB=0k_{GA} + k_{GB} = 0, hence AGF=BGF\angle AGF = \angle BGF,
This indicates that the distance from point F to lines GA and GB are equal,
Thus, a circle with center at point F and tangent to line GA must also be tangent to line GB.

The final answers are:
(Ⅰ) The equation of the parabola EE is y2=4x\boxed{y^2 = 4x}.
(Ⅱ) It is proven that a circle with center at point F and tangent to line GA must also be tangent to line GB.

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