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Tricky ellipse question
« on: April 29, 2011, 01:00:27 pm »
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Hey guys anyone know how to go about part b of this question?

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Re: Tricky ellipse question
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2011, 01:49:04 pm »
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so from part a) we know the derivative of the ellipse, b) is saying that at the point of intersection (x,mx) the gradient of the ellipse is perpendicular to y=mx(in other words the line y=mx is the normal to the ellipse), which means that -1/m = the derivative of the ellipse at the point (x,mx), now set that equation up and solve for m.
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