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Prove that the product of the lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from the points `(sqrt(a^2-b^2),0)`and `(-sqrt(a^2-b^2),0)`to the line `x/a``costheta``+``y/b``sintheta=1`is `b^2`.

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To prove that the product of the lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from the points \((\sqrt{a^2-b^2}, 0)\) and \((- \sqrt{a^2-b^2}, 0)\) to the line \(\frac{x}{a} \cos \theta + \frac{y}{b} \sin \theta = 1\) is \(b^2\), we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the points and the line equation The points from which we need to draw the perpendiculars are: - \(P_1 = (\sqrt{a^2 - b^2}, 0)\) - \(P_2 = (-\sqrt{a^2 - b^2}, 0)\) The line equation can be rewritten in the standard form: ...
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