10. For the ellipse C:a2x2+b2y2=1(a>b>0), the left and right foci are F1 and F2, respectively, and the right vertex is A. P is any point on the ellipse C. It is known that the maximum value of PF1⋅PF2 is 3, and the minimum value is 2. (1) Find the equation of the ellipse C; (2) If the line l:y=kx+m intersects the ellipse C at points M and N (where M and N are not the left or right vertices), and the circle with diameter MN passes through point A. Prove that the line l passes through a fixed point, and find the coordinates of this fixed point.
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10. Solution: (1) ∵P is any point on the ellipse, ∴∣PF1∣+∣PF2∣=2a and a−c⩽∣PF1∣⩽a+c, y=PF1⋅PF2=PF1PF2cos∠F1PF2=21[∣PF1∣2+∣PF2∣2−4c2]=21[∣PF1∣2+(∣2a∣−∣PF1∣)2−4c2]=(∣PF1∣−a)2+a2−2c2. When ∣PF1∣=a, y has the minimum value a2−2c2; when ∣PF1∣=a−c or a+c, y has the maximum value a2−c2. ∴{a2−c2=3a2−2c2=2,{a2=4c2=1,b2=a2−c2=3.∴ The equation of the ellipse is 4x2+3y2=1. (2) Let M(x1,y1),N(x2,y2), substituting y=kx+m into the ellipse equation gives (4k2+3)x2+8kmx+4m2−12=0. ∴x1+x2=4k2+3−8km,x1x2=4k2+34m2−12. ∵y1=kx1+m,y2=kx2+m,y1y2=k2x1x2+km(x1+x2)+m2, ∵ the circle with diameter MN passes through point A,∴AM⋅AN=0,∴7m2+16km+4k2=0, ∴m=−72k or m=−2k both satisfy Δ>0, If m=−2k, the line l always passes through the fixed point (2,0), which is not consistent with the problem, so it is discarded, If m=−72k, the line l:y=k(x−72) always passes through the fixed point (72,0).
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