The Tangent At A Point  meets The Auxiliany Circle In Two Points. The Chord Joining Them Subtends A Right Angle At The Centre. Then, The Eccentricity Of The Ellipse Is Given By  

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Question

The tangent at a point  meets the auxiliany circle in two points. The chord joining them subtends a right angle at the centre. Then, the eccentricity of the ellipse is given by  

Solution

Correct option is

 

The equation of the tangent at

 

           

The combined equation of the chords joining the points of intersection of (i) and the auxiliary circle x2 + y2 = a2 is  

      

The lines given by this equation are at right angles. 

∴ Coeff. of x2 + Coeff. of y2 = 0   

  

  

  

  

  

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