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Find the condition for the line xcosα+ysinα=p to be a tangent to ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1

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Given ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1

Given line xcosα+ysinα=p
ysinα=xcosα+p
y=cosαsinαx+psinα is a tangent to ellipse 

x2a2+y2b2=1 thenc2=a2m2+b2p2sin2α=a2cos2αsin2α+b2p2=a2cos2α+b2sin2α

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