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The tangent at 'p' on the ellipse `(x^(2))/(a^(2))+(y^(2))/(b^(2))=1` cuts the major axis in T and PN is the perpendicular to the x-axis, C being centre then CN.CT =

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a

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`a^(2)`

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b

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`b^(2)`

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