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If P is the length of perpendicluar drawn from the origin to any normal to the ellipse `x^(2)/25+y^(2)/16=1`, then the maximum value of p is

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5

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4

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2

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  13. Tangents are drawn from the point P(3,4) to the ellipse x^(2)/9+y^(2)/...

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  14. Tangents are drawn from the point P(3,4) to the ellipse x^(2)/9+y^(2)/...

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  15. Tangents are drawn from the point P(3,4) to the ellipse x^(2)/9+y^(2)/...

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  17. The ellipse E1:(x^2)/9+(y^2)/4=1 is inscribed in a rectangle R whose s...

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  18. Statement 1: An equation of a common tangent to the parabola y^2=16s...

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  19. An ellipse is drawn by taking a diameter of the circle (x-1)^2+y^2=1 ...

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  20. the equation of the circle passing through the foci of the ellip...

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