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Grade 10Analytical Geometry

If N is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from any point P on the ellipse x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 = 1 (a>b) to its major axis AA` then PN^2/AN.AN` =

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9 Years agoGrade 10
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9 Years ago
Let the point p on the ellipse is the end of the minor axis then the foot of the perpendicular will be origin then pn distance will be equal to b^2 and an anda`n will be equal to a then answer will be b^2/a^2