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The equation of tangent and normal to the ellipse at a point are respectively and
The given ellipse is
Hence, the tangent and normal to the ellipse at are respectively and
Hence, the tangent is
And, the normal is

The point where the tangent meets the -axis can be obtained by putting thus the point
Similarly, the point where the normal meets the -axis, is thus the point
Tangent and normal intersect at and the length of perpendicular from any point on -axis is the absolute value of its -co-ordinate, hence the height of the triangle is units.
And, hence the required area is
sq units.
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