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Let be the largest circle centred at and inscribed in the ellipse . If lies on , then is equal to ______
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Let any point on the ellipse be .
Equation of normal of ellipse at any point is
This normal is also the normal of the circle passing through the point .
So, or (Not possible)
and
So, point .
So, the largest radius of circle
So the equation of circle
This circle is passing through , hence
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