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The slopes
m
1
m_{1}
m
1
and
m
2
m_{2}
m
2
of the two tangents drawn from an external point
P
P
P
to the ellipse
x
2
a
2
+
y
2
b
2
=
1
\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}} + \frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}} = 1
a
2
x
2
+
b
2
y
2
=
1
are found to be the roots of the quadratic equation
m
2
−
4
m
+
1
=
0
m^{2} - 4m + 1 = 0
m
2
−
4
m
+
1
=
0
. Find the angle between these tangents.
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