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Q.

The locus of the point, from which the chord of contact of tangents are to be drawn to the ellipse, touches the circle x2+y2=c2 is.

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a

x2a4+y2b4=1c2

b

x2a4-y2b4=1c2

c

x2a4+y2b4+1c2

d

x2a4+y2b4-1c2

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Let the point from which the tangents are drawn be (h, k).

So, the equation of the chord of contact from the point (h, k) to the given ellipse is 

hxa2+kyb2=1     …(i)

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It touches the circle x2+y2=c2.

Therefore, the length of the perpendicular from the centre (0, 0) to the chord of contact (i) is equal to the radius of the circle. 

Thus, 0+01h2a4+k2b4=c

 h2a4+k2b4=1c2

Hence, the locus of (h, k) is x2a4+y2b4=1c2

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