Given an ellipse (a>b>0), , are the left and right foci of the ellipse, respectively. A line perpendicular to the x-axis passing through the right focus intersects the ellipse at points A and B. If the area of triangle is 3, and the eccentricity of the ellipse ,
(I) Find the equation of the ellipse C;
(II) Given P(,), Q(,) (≠, ≠) are two distinct points on the ellipse, R is the midpoint of PQ, M and N are the symmetric points of P with respect to the origin and the x-axis, respectively. Prove that the product of m (the x-intercept of the line QM), n (the y-intercept of the line QN), and the slope of the line OR is constant.
Problem 297
Official solution
(I) Since the eccentricity of the ellipse ,
We have , thus ,
Given (,0),
Substitute into the ellipse equation, we get ,
Thus, ,
Given the area of triangle is 3,
,
Thus, ,
Substitute into , we get ,
Thus, the equation of the ellipse is ;
(II) Proof: Given P(,), then M(,), N(,),
The equation of the line QM is ,
Let , we get ,
The equation of the line QN is ,
Let , we get ,
Given R is the midpoint of PQ,
Thus, R(, ),
The slope of the line OR is ,
Therefore, ,
Thus, is constant.