Ellipse 2 Question 2
2. The tangent and normal to the ellipse at the point meets the -axis at and , respectively. Then, the area (in sq units) of the is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(2019 Main, 10 April II)
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Solution:
- Equation of given ellipse is
Now, the slope of tangent and normal at point
On differentiating ellipse (i), w.r.t.
So,
Now, equation of tangent and normal to the given ellipse (i) at point
and
It is given that point of intersection of tangent and normal are
So,