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Prove that the part of the tangent at any point of the hyperbola `(x^2)/(a^2)-(y^2)/(b^2)=1` intercepted between the point of contact and the transvers axis is a harmonic mean between the lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from the foci on the normal at the same point.

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