已知抛物线y^2=2px(p>0)的焦点为F,过F作直线l交抛物线于两点A,B求证:|AB|≥2p
问题描述:
已知抛物线y^2=2px(p>0)的焦点为F,过F作直线l交抛物线于两点A,B求证:|AB|≥2p
答
焦点F坐标(0.5p,0),设直线L过F,则直线L方程为y=k(x-0.5p)
联立y²=2px得k²x²-(pk²+2p)x+p²k²/4=0
由韦达定理得x1+x2=p+2p/k²
AB=x1+0.5p+x2+0.5p=x1+x2+p=2p+2p/k²=2p(1+1/k²)
因为k=tana,所以1+1/k²=1+1/tan²a
=(sin²a/sin²a)+(cos²a/sin²a)
=(sin²a+cos²a)/sin²a
=1/sin²a
所以AB=2p(1+1/k²)=2p/sin²a
∵sin²a∈(0,1]
∴AB≥l2pl