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A tangent to the hyperbola `(x^2)/(a^2)-(y^2)/(b^2)=1` cuts the ellipse `(x^2)/(a^2)+(y^2)/(b^2)=1` at `Pa n dQ` . Show that the locus of the midpoint of `P Q` is `((x^2)/(a^2)+(y^2)/(b^2))^2=(x^2)/(a^2)-(y^2)/(b^2)dot`

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