x=rcosθ,y=rsinθ
Into the elliptic equation x 2/a 2+y 2/b 2 =1:
(rcosθ)^2 /a^2+(rsinθ)^2/b^2= 1
Suppose the polar coordinates of point A are (r 1cosθ 1, r 1sinθ 1), and the polar coordinates of point B are (r2cosθ2, r2sinθ2).
Elliptic equation r12 [(cos θ1) 2/A2+(sin θ1) 2/B2] =1,R2 2 [(cos θ 2) 2/a 2+ (.
1/OA^2+ 1/OB^2
= 1/r 1^2+ 1/r2^2
=[(cosθ 1)^2/a^2+(sinθ 1)^2/b^2]+[(cosθ2)^2/a^2+(sinθ2)^2/b^2]
=[(cosθ 1)^2+(cosθ2)^2]/a^2+[(sinθ 1)^2+(sinθ2)^2]/b^2
Since the angle between θ 1 and θ2 is 90 degrees, |cosθ 1|=|sinθ2|, |sinθ 1|=|cosθ2|
(cosθ2)^2=(sinθ 1)^2,(sinθ2)^2=(cosθ 1)^2
1/oa^2+ 1/ob^2= 1/a^2+ 1/b^2
(2) △AOB area = 1/2r 1r2
(r 1^2)(r2^2)
= 1/{[(cosθ 1)^2/a^2+(sinθ 1)^2/b^2][(cosθ2)^2/a^2+(sinθ2)^2/b^2]}
=(a^4)(b^4)/[b^2(cosθ 1)^2+a^2(sinθ 1)^2][b^2(cosθ2)^2+a^2(sinθ2)^2]
=(a^4)(b^4)/[b^4(cosθ 1)^2(sinθ 1)^2+a^2b^2(cosθ 1)^4+a^2b^2(sinθ 1)^4+a^4(cosθ 1)^2(sinθ 1)^2]
=(a^4)(b^4)/[b^4(cosθ 1)^2(sinθ 1)^2+a^2b^2-2a^2b^2(cosθ 1)^2(sinθ 1)^2+a^4(cosθ 1)^2(sinθ 1)^2]
=(a^4)(b^4)/[a^2b^2+(a^2-b^2)^2(cosθ 1)^2(sinθ 1)^2]
=(a^4)(b^4)/[a^2b^2 +( 1/4)(a^2-b^2)^2(sin2θ 1)^2]
When |sin2θ 1| is the largest, the area of △AOB is the smallest, θ 1=45 degrees.
(r 1^2)(r2^2)=(a^4)(b^4)/[a^2b^2 +( 1/4)(a^2-b^2)^2),
△AOB area = a 2b 2/(a 2+b 2)
When |sin2θ 1| is the smallest, the area of △AOB is the largest, θ 1=0 degrees.
(r 1^2)(r2^2)=(a^4)(b^4)/[a^2b^2]=a^2b^2,
△AOB area =( 1/2)ab