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Tangents at right angles are drawn 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
. Show that the locus of the middle points of the chord of contact is the curve
(
x
2
a
2
+
y
2
b
2
)
2
=
x
2
+
y
2
a
2
+
b
2
\left(\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2}\right)^2 = \frac{x^2 + y^2}{a^2 + b^2}
(
a
2
x
2
+
b
2
y
2
)
2
=
a
2
+
b
2
x
2
+
y
2
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