Engineering
Mathematics
Chord of Contact in Ellipse
Question

A vertical line passing through the point (h, 0) intersects the ellipse   x24  +y23  =1  at the points P and Q. Let the tangents to the ellipse at P and Q meet at the point R.  If Δ(h) = area of the triangle PQR,
  Δ1=   max1/2h1  Δ(h)   and   Δ2=   max1/2h1  Δ(h),   then  85Δ18Δ2  =

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Solution

 x24  +y23  =1

Equation of PQ : x – h = 0

If R (a, b) then chord of contact of R is PQ

i.e.        C.O.C. = T = 0

 x24  +  y23  =  1                       .....(1)

and also    xh  = 1           .....(2)

Comparing (1) and (2)

 α41h  =  830  =  11

 α=4h;β=0    Point  R  is  (4h,  0)

coordinate of P and Q are respectively  P(h1+(1+h24)3)    and    Q(h1(1h24)3)

area  (ΔPQR)=12(PQ)  (MR)=12×2(1h24)3×(4hh)

 Δ(h)=(4h2)3/232h

Since  Δ(h) is decreasing

 ∴Δ1=Δ(h)max.=Δ(12)=4585  and  Δ2=Δ(h)min.=Δ(1)=92

Hence,  85Δ18Δ2=9.