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Show that the product of perpendiculars on the line `x/a costheta+y/b s intheta=1` from the points `(+-sqrt(a^2-b^2),\ 0)i s\ b^2dot`

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Let p1​ and p2 be the lengths of perpendicular draw from point `P(sqrt(a^2−2^2) ​,0) ` `Q(−sqrt(a^2−2^2) ​,0)` on the line, Then, ...
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