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A tangent is drawn to x2a2+y2b2=1  to cut  x2c2+y2d2=1  at points P and Q. If tangent at P and Q to the ellipse  x2c2+y2d2=1  intersect at right angle then  a2c2+b2d2= .

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Let tangents to  x2c2+y2d2=1  at P and Q intersect at (h, k) at right angle
 h2+k2=c2+d2  (director circle) ----------------(1)
And chord of contact PQ is given by
hxc2+kyd2=1 
 Which is tangent to x2a2+y2b2=1 is--------------(2)
Equation of  tangent to  x2a2+y2b2=1 is
xacosθ+ybsinθ=1         --------------------------(3)
Equation (2) and (3) represent the same line
 hac2cosθ+kbd2sinθ=1 
  h2a2c4+k2b2d4=1
Comparing with equation (1), 
 a2c4=b2d4=1c2+d2a2c2=c2c2+d2&b2d2=1c2+d2
Hence  a2c2=b2d2=c2+d2c2+d2=1

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