The Area Of The Quadrilateral Formed By The Tangents At The End-points Of Latusrecta To The Ellipse 

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Question

The area of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents at the end-points of latusrecta to the ellipse 

Solution

Correct option is

27 sq.units

 

We have, 

       

Let e be the eccentricity of this ellipse. Then, 

       

The coordinates of the end-points of latusrecta are

       

The equations of tangents at these points are   

         

    

       

    

Clearly, these tangents from a parallelogram whose area is given by 

      .

⇒   A = 27 sq.units.  

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