Tangents Are Drawn To The Ellipse  and The Circle x2 + y2 = a2 at The Points Where A Common Ordinate Cuts Them (on The Same Side Of The x-axis). Then, The Greatest Acute Angle Between These Tangents Is Given By 

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Question

Tangents are drawn to the ellipse  and the circle x2 + y2 = a2 at the points where a common ordinate cuts them (on the same side of the x-axis). Then, the greatest acute angle between these tangents is given by 

Solution

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Let  be a point on the ellipse  and  be the corresponding point on the auxiliary circle x2 + ya2. The equations of tangents at P and Q to be respective curves are     

        

  

Let α be the acute angle between these tangents. Then, 

      

  

  

  

Hence, the greatest values of   

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