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Prove that the chord of contact of tangents drawn from the point (h,k) to the ellipse `x^(2)/a^(2)+y^(2)/b^(2)=1` will subtend a right angle at the centre, if `h^(2)/a^(4)+k^(2)/b^(4)=1/a^(2)+1/b^(2)`

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ARIHANT MATHS-ELLIPSE-Exercise (Questions Asked In Previous 13 Years Exam)
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  5. In an ellipse, the distances between its foci is 6 and minor axis is 8...

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  7. A focus of an ellipse is at the origin. The directrix is the line x =4...

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  13. Tangents are drawn from the point P(3,4) to the ellipse x^(2)/9+y^(2)/...

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  14. Tangents are drawn from the point P(3,4) to the ellipse x^(2)/9+y^(2)/...

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  15. Tangents are drawn from the point P(3,4) to the ellipse (x^2)/(9)+(y^2...

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  16. Equation of the ellipse whose axes are the axes of coordinates and ...

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  17. The ellipse E1:(x^2)/9+(y^2)/4=1 is inscribed in a rectangle R whose s...

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  18. Statement 1: An equation of a common tangent to the parabola y^2=16...

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  19. An ellipse is drawn by taking a diameter of the circle (x""""1)^2+""y^...

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  20. the equation of the circle passing through the foci of the ellip...

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  21. A vertical line passing through the point (h, 0) intersects the ellips...

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