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If `F_1` and `F_2` are the feet of the perpendiculars from the foci `S_1a n dS_2` of the ellipse `(x^2)/(25)+(y^2)/(16)=1` on the tangent at any point `P` on the ellipse, then prove that `S_1F_1+S_2F_2geq8.`

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