Find The Equations Of The Tangents To The Ellipse 3x2 + 4y2 = 12 Which Perpendicular To The Line y + 2x = 4.

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Question

Find the equations of the tangents to the ellipse 3x2 + 4y2 = 12 which perpendicular to the line y + 2x = 4.

Solution

Correct option is

x – 2y ± 2 = 0

 

  

       a2 = 4 and b2 = 3

So the equation of the tangents are

          

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