If tangents are drawn to the ellipse x2+2y2=2 at all points on the ellipse other than its four vertices then the mid points of the tangents intercepted between the coordinate axes lie on the curve |
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If tangents are drawn to the ellipse x2+2y2=2 at all points on the ellipse other than its four vertices then the mid points of the tangents intercepted between the coordinate axes lie on the curve |
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Equation of general tangent on ellipse
a= b = 1
⇒
Let the midpoint be (h, k)
h=
⇒cos=
and k=
⇒sin
∴sin2+cos2=1
⇒
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