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Angle of Intersection of Two Curves

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The point of intersection of tangents to the ellipse $\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}} + \frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}} = 1$ at two points

the sum of whose eccentric angles is constant, is $(a \frac{c o s \frac{α + β}{2}}{c o s \frac{α - β}{2}}, b \frac{s i n \frac{α + β}{2}}{c o s \frac{α - β}{2}})$

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Point of intersection is $(a \frac{c o s \frac{α + β}{2}}{c o s \frac{α - β}{2}}, b \frac{s i n \frac{α + β}{2}}{c o s \frac{α - β}{2}})$

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