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Show that the points of intersection of the perpendicular tangents to an Ellipse lies on a circle

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Let the equation of the ellipse be S=x2a2+y2b21=0
Let P(x1, y1) be the point of intersection of two perpendicular tangents drawn to the ellipse.
Let y=mx±a2m2+b2 be a tangent to the ellipse S = 0 passing through P.
Then y1=mx1±a2m2+b2
y1=mx1±a2m2+b2y1mx1=±a2m2+b2y1mx12=a2m2+b2y12+m2x122ymx1=a2m2+b2  x12a2m22x1y1m+y12b2=0  ...(1)
Let m1, m2 are the slopes of the tangents through P and m1, m2 are the roots of (1).
The tangents through P are perpendicular
m1m2=1y12b2x12a2=1y12b2=x12+a2x12+y12=a2+b2
P lies on x2+y2=a2+b2 which is a circle with centre at origin, which is the centre of the ellipse.

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