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Problem 403: (2011 AMC 12b, 14)
A segment through the focus $F$ of a parabola with vertex $V$ is perpendicular to $\overline{FV}$ and intersects the parabola in points $A$ and $B$. What is $\cos\left(\angle AVB\right)$? $\textbf{(A)}\ -\frac{3\sqrt{5}}{7} \qquad$ $ \textbf{(B)}\ -\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5} \qquad$ $ \textbf{(C)}\ -\frac{4}{5} \qquad$ $ \textbf{(D)}\ -\frac{3}{5} \qquad$ $ \textbf{(E)}\ -\frac{1}{2}$
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Exercise 403: Solution
The ellipse $9x^2+25y^2=225$ has foci $F'$ and $F$ on the $x$-axis, with $F$ on the right. The line through $F$ perpendicular to the $x$-axis meets the ellipse at $A$ (above the axis) and $B$. What is the distance $AF'$?
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