Given x29 + y24 = 1
⇒ 2x9[dxdt] + 2y4[dxdt] = 1 [dzdt=vx;dydt=vy]
vx = −94yxvy (i)
Also v2x+v2y=v2 ⇒ (−94yxvy)2 + v2y=v2
⇒ v2y=16x2v216x2+81y2 ⇒ vy=±4xv√16x2+81y2 (ii)
From (i) and (ii), we get vx=∓9yv√16x2+81y2
So, velocity is given by vx^i+vy^j=(∓9y^i±4x^j)v√16x2+81y2