Find Points of Contact of Tangents to Ellipse
Tangents are drawn from the point to the ellipse touching the ellipse at points A and B.
The coordinates of A and B are
Options
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Topics & Concepts
Step-by-Step Solution
To find the points of contact and of the tangents drawn from the external point to the ellipse, we can use the equation of the chord of contact.
The equation of the given ellipse is:
The equation of the chord of contact of tangents drawn from an external point to the ellipse is given by :
Substituting :
The points of contact and are the intersection points of this chord of contact with the ellipse. Substituting into the equation of the ellipse gives:
This yields two solutions for :
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First Point ():
So, one point of contact is . -
Second Point ():
So, the other point of contact is .
Thus, the coordinates of and are and .
This corresponds to Option D.