The equation of ellipse is
.
The particle travels in tangent path of the ellipse at
.
Find the slope of the equation.
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Apply derivative on each side with respect to
.

Find the slope of the tangent line at the point
.
Slope of the tangent line is the first derivative of the function at point
.

Find the tangent line equation.
\Slope-intercept form of line equation is
.
Substitute
and
.
.
Find the point at which the particle crosses the
-axis.
It crosses
-axis then
.

Therefore, the particle crosses the
-axis at
.
The particle crosses the
-axis at
.