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Q.

Which of the following points lies on the locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn upon any tangent to the ellipse,x24+y22=1 from any of its foci?

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a

(1,2)

b

(1,2)

c

(1,3)

d

(2,3)

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

We know that the locus of the feet of the perpendicular drawn from foci to any tangent of the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1 is the auxiliary circle x2+y2=a2.
 Auxiliary circle  is x2+y2=4.
(1,3) ) satisfies the given equation.

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