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Question

 Maximum value of the square of length of chord of the  ellipse x28+y24=1, such that eccentric angles of its 

 extremities differ by π2 is 

Moderate
Solution

 Let P(22cosθ,2sinθ)Q(22sinθ,2cosθ)(PQ)2=8(cosθ+sinθ)2+4(sinθcosθ)2

 =12+4sin2θ16(PQ)2max=16



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