Perpendicular Tangents From a Circle
Problem
The ellipse () has top vertex , and the circle centered at with radius is tangent to .
1. Find the equation of . 2. A point on the circle sends two tangents to , touching at and . If , find the coordinates of .
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Extrema, Tangent Circle, Circles, conic sections, analytic geometry |
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