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A tangent to the ellipse `( x^(2))/(a^(2)) + (y^(2))/(b^(2)) = 1 ` meets the ellipse ` (x^(2))/(a^(2)) + (y^(2))/( b^(2)) = a + b` in the points P and Q , prove that the tangents at P and Q are at right angles

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