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The tangent at any point P on the ellipse meets the tangent at the vertices A & A1 of the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1 at L and M respectively .ThenALA1M=

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a

a2

b

b2

c

ab

d

a2+b2

answer is B.

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Equation of tangent to the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1 at  Pθ is'xacosθ+ybsinθ=1

Equation  of tangents at the vertices A & A1  are x=±a

La, b1-cosθsinθL'-a, b1+cosθsinθ AL.A'M=b1-cosθsinθ b1+cosθsinθ=b2 

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