If a, b are the eccentric angles of the extremities of a focal chord of the ellipse x2/16+y2/9=1 then tan(α/2)tan(β/2)=
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a
7+47−4
b
−923
c
5−45+4
d
87−239
answer is D.
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The eccentricity e=1−916=74Let P(4cosα,3sinα) and Q(4cosβ,3sinβ)be a focal chord of the ellipse passing through the focus at (7,0) Then 3sinβ4cosβ−7=3sinα4cosα−7⇒ sin(α−β)sinα−sinβ=74⇒ cos[(α−β)/2]cos[(α+β)/2]=74⇒ tanα2tanβ2=7−47+4=23−87−9