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The equation of the locus of the middle point of the portion of the tangent to the ellipse `x^/16+y^2/9=1` included between the co-ordinate axes is the curve

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`9x^(2)+16y^(2)=4x^(2)y^(2)`

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`16x^(2)+9y^(2)=4x^(2)y^(2)`

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`3x^(2)+4y^(2)=4x^(2)y^(2)`

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`9x^(2)+16y^(2)=x^(2)y^(2)`

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