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14. Let AB\mathrm{AB} be the major axis of the ellipse x216+y26=1\frac{x^{2}}{16}+\frac{y^{2}}{6}=1. The moving chord PQ\mathrm{PQ} of this ellipse passes through C(2,0)\mathrm{C}(2,0), but does not pass through the origin. The lines AP\mathrm{AP} and QB\mathrm{QB} intersect at point M\mathrm{M}, and the lines PB\mathrm{PB} and AQ\mathrm{AQ} intersect at point N\mathrm{N}. Find the equation of the line MN\mathrm{MN}.

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Solution: The ellipse is: 3x2+8y2=483 x^{2}+8 y^{2}=48, let P(x1,y1),Q(x2,y2)P\left(x_{1}, y_{1}\right), Q\left(x_{2}, y_{2}\right), from A(4,0),B(4,0)A(-4,0), B(4,0) we get the lines AP,QBA P, Q B as {y(x1+4)=y1(x+4)y(x24)=y2(x4)\left\{\begin{array}{l}y\left(x_{1}+4\right)=y_{1}(x+4) \\ y\left(x_{2}-4\right)=y_{2}(x-4)\end{array}\right., eliminating y\mathrm{y} we get xM(x1y2x2y1+4(y1+y2))=4(x1y2+x2y1+4(y2y1))x_{M}\left(x_{1} y_{2}-x_{2} y_{1}+4\left(y_{1}+y_{2}\right)\right)=4\left(x_{1} y_{2}+x_{2} y_{1}+4\left(y_{2}-y_{1}\right)\right) (1), by P,C,Q\mathrm{P}, \mathrm{C}, \mathrm{Q} being collinear, i.e., CP=(x12,y1),CQ=(x22,y2)\overrightarrow{C P}=\left(x_{1}-2, y_{1}\right), \overrightarrow{C Q}=\left(x_{2}-2, y_{2}\right) being collinear, we get x1y2x2y1=2(y2y1)x_{1} y_{2}-x_{2} y_{1}=2\left(y_{2}-y_{1}\right) (3), combining (2) and (3) we get x1y2+x2y1=8(y2+y1)x_{1} y_{2}+x_{2} y_{1}=8\left(y_{2}+y_{1}\right) (4), substituting (3) and (4) into (1) we get xM(y1+3y2)=8(y1+3y2)x_{M}\left(y_{1}+3 y_{2}\right)=8\left(y_{1}+3 y_{2}\right), since y1+3y2y_{1}+3 y_{2} is not always 0 during the movement of PQ\mathrm{PQ}, hence xM=8x_{M}=8, similarly xN=8x_{N}=8, the equation of line MN\mathrm{MN} is x=8x=8.

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