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Q.

The locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn from the centre of the ellipse x2+3y2=6 on any tangent to it is

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a

x2y22=6x2+2y2

b

x2y22=6x22y2

c

x2+y22=6x2+2y2

d

x2+y22=6x22y2

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Equation of the ellipse is x2+3y2=6 ⇒x26+y22=1. where a2=6,b2=2
Equation of the tangent is  xcos θa+ysin θb=1
Let (h, k) be any point on the locus.
hacosθ+kbsinθ=1  .....(1) 
Slope of the tangent line is bacot θ
Slope  of  perpendicular  drawn  from  centre (0, 0) to (h, k) is k/h.
Since, both the lines are perpendicular.
kh×bacotθ=1cosθ=αhasinθ=αkb From Eq. (1),ha(αha)+kb(αkb)=1 α=1h2+k2 Also, sin2θ+cos2θ=1(αkb)2+(αha)2=1α2k2b2+α2h2a2=12k2h2+k22+6h2h2+k22=1a2=6,b2=2Now locus of (h,k) is 6x2+2y2=x2+y22
[replacing k by y and h by x] 
 

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