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Geometry Difficulty 3.7 AMC 10/12 Find the answer

Taking the origin of the Cartesian coordinate system xOyxOy as the pole and the non-negative half-axis of the xx axis as the polar axis, with the same unit of length for both coordinate systems. The parametric equation of curve C1C_1 is:
{x=2cosθy=2sinθ(θ as the parameter) \begin{cases} x=2\cos \theta \\ y=2\sin \theta \end{cases} (\theta \text{ as the parameter})
By changing the ordinate of each point on curve C1C_1 to half of its original value (the abscissa remains unchanged), curve C2C_2 is obtained. The polar equation of line ll is:
3ρcosθ+2ρsinθ+m=0. \sqrt {3}\rho\cos \theta+2\rho\sin \theta+m=0.
(Ⅰ) Find the parametric equation of curve C2C_2;
(Ⅱ) If the maximum distance from a point on curve C2C_2 to line ll is 272 \sqrt {7}, find the value of mm.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

Solution:
(Ⅰ) Let point P(x1,y1)P(x_{1},y_{1}) on curve C1C_{1} correspond to point Q(x,y)Q(x,y) on curve C2C_{2},
According to the problem, we have:
{x=x1y=y12, \begin{cases} x=x_{1} \\ y= \frac {y_{1}}{2} \end{cases},
Therefore, the parametric equation of curve C2C_2 is:
{x=2cosθy=sinθ(θ as the parameter). \begin{cases} x=2\cos \theta \\ y=\sin \theta \end{cases} (\theta \text{ as the parameter}).
(Ⅱ) According to the problem, the Cartesian equation of line ll is:
3x+2y+m=0, \sqrt {3}x+2y+m=0,
Let the distance from a point B(2cosθ,sinθ)B(2\cos \theta,\sin \theta) on curve C2C_{2} to line ll be dd,
Then
d=23cosθ+2sinθ+m7=4sin(θ+π3)+m7, d= \frac {|2 \sqrt {3}\cos \theta+2\sin \theta+m|}{ \sqrt {7}}= \frac {|4\sin (\theta+ \frac {\pi}{3})+m|}{ \sqrt {7}},
When m>0m > 0, dmax=4+m7=27d_{max}= \frac {4+m}{ \sqrt {7}}=2 \sqrt {7}, solving this gives: m=10m=10,
When m<0m < 0, dmax=4m7=27d_{max}= \frac {4-m}{ \sqrt {7}}=2 \sqrt {7}, solving this gives: m=10m=-10,
In conclusion: m=±10m=\pm10.

Therefore, the final answers are:
(Ⅰ) The parametric equation of curve C2C_2 is x=2cosθ,y=sinθ\boxed{x=2\cos \theta, y=\sin \theta}.
(Ⅱ) The value of mm is ±10\boxed{\pm10}.

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