The tangent and the normal to the conic #x^2/a^2+y^2/b^2=1# at a point #(acostheta, bsintheta)# meet the major axis in the points #P# and #P'#, where #PP'=a# Show that #e^2cos^2theta + costheta -1 = 0#, where #e# is the eccentricity of the conic?
The tangent and the normal to the conic #x^2/a^2+y^2/b^2=1# at a point #(acostheta, bsintheta)# meet the major axis in the points #P# and #P'# , where #PP'=a#
Show that #e^2cos^2theta + costheta -1 = 0# , where #e# is the eccentricity of the conic
The tangent and the normal to the conic
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