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If the tangents PQ and PR are drawn from a variable point P to the ellipse x216+y29=1, such that the fourth point S of the parallelogram PQSR lies on the circumcircle of the ΔPQR, then the area (in sq. units) of the locus of P is
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Options:
  • A 7π
  • B 16π
  • C 25π
  • D 9π
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 25π

Parallelogram PQSR is a cyclic quadrilateral
Parallelogram is a rectangle
QPR=90o
Let, the equation of the tangent from Ph,k to the ellipse is y=mx±16m2+9k-mh2=16m2+9
m1m2=-1h2-16=-k2+9
locus of P is x2+y2=25

Hence, the area of locus of P is 25π sq. units

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