If a tangent to the ellipse x² + 4y² = 4 meets the tangents at the extremities of its major axis at B and C, then the circle with BC as diameter passes through the point:
If a tangent to the ellipse x² + 4y² = 4 meets the tangents at the extremities of its major axis at B and C, then the circle with BC as diameter passes through the point:
Equation of tangent of P (2cosθ, sinθ) is
(cosθ)x + (2sinθ)y = 4
Solving equation of tangent with equation of tangents at major axis ends, i.e. x = -2 and x = 2
For point 'B' (at x=-2):
-2cosθ + 2sinθ y = 4 ⇒ y = (2+cosθ)/sinθ
B (-2, (2+cosθ)/sinθ)
For point 'C' (at x=2):
2cosθ + 2sinθ y = 4 ⇒ y = (2-cosθ
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