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A tangent to the ellipse x29+y24=1 is met by the tangents at the end of the major axis at the points P and Q. If the circle on PQ as diameter passes through fixed point R, then R may be:

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a

(0,0)

b

(5,0)

c

(3,2)

d

(0,5)

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

A tangent to ellipse is x3cosϕ+y2sinϕ=1

It intersects x = 3 and x = -3 at points

P3,2(1cosϕ)sinϕ&Q3,2(1+cosϕ)sinϕ

The circle with PQ as diameter is 

(x+3)(x3)+y2(1cosϕ)sinϕy2(1+cosϕ)sinϕ=0x2+y254sinϕy=0

It is a family of circles passing through the intersection of the circle x2+y25=0 and the line y = 0, which is (±5,0)

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A tangent to the ellipse x29+y24=1 is met by the tangents at the end of the major axis at the points P and Q. If the circle on PQ as diameter passes through fixed point R, then R may be: