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From any point on the conic `(x^(2))/(a^(2))+(y^(2))/(b^(2))=4`. Tangents are drawn to the conic `(x^(2))/(a^(2))+(y^(2))/(b^(2))=1`. Prove that the normals at the points of contact meet on the conic
`a^(2)x^(2)+b^(2)y^(2)=(1)/(4)(a^(2)-b^(2))^(2)`.

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