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If theta is the difference of the eccentric angles of two points on an ellipse, the tangents at which are at right angles. Prove that `a b sintheta=d_1d_2`, where `d_1,d_2` are the semi diameters parallel to the tangents at the points and a,b are the semi-axes of the ellipse.

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