The Area Of The Parallelogram Formed By Tangents At The Extremities Of Two Conjugate Diameters Of The Ellipse  is Equal To

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Question

The area of the parallelogram formed by tangents at the extremities of two conjugate diameters of the ellipse  is equal to

Solution

Correct option is

4ab

Let POP’ and QOQ’ be conjugate diameters of the ellipse. Then

             

        

Then   

Tangents are drawn at these extremites to from parallelogramEFGH.

If    Δ = area of FEGH = 4. Area of  gm OPEQ

         = 4 . 2 . Area of ΔOPQ

         

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