The Locus Of The Foot Of The Perpendicular Drawn From The Centre Of The Ellipse  on Any Tangent Is 

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Question

The locus of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the centre of the ellipse  on any tangent is 

Solution

Correct option is

 

Let P(hk) be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the centre C(0, 0) of the ellipse to any tangent  

         

Then, 

        

Since CP is perpendicular to the tangent given in (i). 

  

Substituting the value of m in (ii), we get 

       

Hence, the locus of P(hk) is  

      .

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