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10. For the ellipse C:x2a2+y2b2=1(a>b>0)C: \frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1(a>b>0), the left and right foci are F1F_{1} and F2F_{2}, respectively, and the right vertex is AA. PP is any point on the ellipse CC. It is known that the maximum value of PF1PF2\overrightarrow{P F_{1}} \cdot \overrightarrow{P F_{2}} is 3, and the minimum value is 2.
(1) Find the equation of the ellipse CC;
(2) If the line l:y=kx+ml: y=k x+m intersects the ellipse CC at points MM and NN (where MM and NN are not the left or right vertices), and the circle with diameter MNMN passes through point AA. Prove that the line ll passes through a fixed point, and find the coordinates of this fixed point.

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10. Solution: (1) P\because P is any point on the ellipse, PF1+PF2=2a\therefore\left|P F_{1}\right|+\left|P F_{2}\right|=2 a and acPF1a+ca-c \leqslant\left|P F_{1}\right| \leqslant a+c, y=PF1PF2=PF1PF2cosF1PF2=12[PF12+PF224c2]y=\overrightarrow{P F_{1}} \cdot \overrightarrow{P F_{2}}=\left|\overrightarrow{P F_{1}}\right|\left|\overrightarrow{P F_{2}}\right| \cos \angle F_{1} P F_{2}=\frac{1}{2}\left[\left|P F_{1}\right|^{2}+\left|P F_{2}\right|^{2}-4 c^{2}\right] =12[PF12+(2aPF1)24c2]=(PF1a)2+a22c2=\frac{1}{2}\left[\left|P F_{1}\right|^{2}+\left(|2 a|-\left|P F_{1}\right|\right)^{2}-4 c^{2}\right]=\left(\left|P F_{1}\right|-a\right)^{2}+a^{2}-2 c^{2}.
When PF1=a\left|P F_{1}\right|=a, yy has the minimum value a22c2a^{2}-2 c^{2}; when PF1=ac\left|P F_{1}\right|=a-c or a+ca+c, yy has the maximum value a2c2a^{2}-c^{2}. {a2c2=3a22c2=2,{a2=4c2=1,b2=a2c2=3.\therefore\left\{\begin{array}{l}a^{2}-c^{2}=3 \\ a^{2}-2 c^{2}=2\end{array},\left\{\begin{array}{l}a^{2}=4 \\ c^{2}=1\end{array}, b^{2}=a^{2}-c^{2}=3 . \therefore\right.\right. The equation of the ellipse is x24+y23=1\frac{x^{2}}{4}+\frac{y^{2}}{3}=1.
(2) Let M(x1,y1),N(x2,y2)M\left(x_{1}, y_{1}\right), N\left(x_{2}, y_{2}\right), substituting y=kx+my=k x+m into the ellipse equation gives (4k2+3)x2+8kmx+4m212=0\left(4 k^{2}+3\right) x^{2}+8 k m x+4 m^{2}-12=0.
x1+x2=8km4k2+3,x1x2=4m2124k2+3\therefore x_{1}+x_{2}=\frac{-8 k m}{4 k^{2}+3}, x_{1} x_{2}=\frac{4 m^{2}-12}{4 k^{2}+3}.
y1=kx1+m,y2=kx2+m,y1y2=k2x1x2+km(x1+x2)+m2\because y_{1}=k x_{1}+m, y_{2}=k x_{2}+m, y_{1} y_{2}=k^{2} x_{1} x_{2}+k m\left(x_{1}+x_{2}\right)+m^{2},
\because the circle with diameter MNM N passes through point A,AMAN=0,7m2+16km+4k2=0A, \therefore \overrightarrow{A M} \cdot \overrightarrow{A N}=0, \therefore 7 m^{2}+16 k m+4 k^{2}=0,
m=27k\therefore m=-\frac{2}{7} k or m=2km=-2 k both satisfy Δ>0\Delta>0,
If m=2km=-2 k, the line ll always passes through the fixed point (2,0)(2,0), which is not consistent with the problem, so it is discarded,
If m=27km=-\frac{2}{7} k, the line l:y=k(x27)l: y=k\left(x-\frac{2}{7}\right) always passes through the fixed point (27,0)\left(\frac{2}{7}, 0\right).

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