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Correct answer: 7
- Given hyperbola and its foci
The hyperbola is
So
Hence the foci are
Let
which is the standard parametrization for the first quadrant point on the hyperbola.
- Tangent slope at
Differentiate to get
so
At ,
Thus the required line through is Call this line .
- Distance from to line
Equation of line : Distance from to this line is
Now
Compute:
But
so
Hence
Therefore
Since ,
So
Multiply numerator and denominator suitably:
Thus
But
Hence
Factor the denominator:
So
- Compute
Using distance formula from to ,
Expand:
Using and ,
Since ,
so
Therefore
A more useful factorized form is
- Compute
For a hyperbola, the difference of focal distances is constant:
Thus if
then
In triangle , side and angle at is .
Use the half-angle identity:
where the sides adjacent to angle are
and opposite side is
Semiperimeter:
Then
Therefore
So
Now
Hence
Thus
Again using factorization,
- Now compute the target expression
We need
First compute :
So
Multiply by :
Therefore,
Hence the greatest integer less than or equal to this is
- Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer:
Our derived answer:
So they agree.
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