The equation of the ellipse is
and the point is
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Slope of the tangent is the derivative of the curve.
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Differentiate on each side with respect to
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Assume that the ellipse has the tangent at the point
.
Slope of the tangent at
.
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Find the equation of the tangent at
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Point-slope form of line equation is
.
Substitute
and
in point - slope form.
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The above line passes through the point
.
So it will satisfy the above tangent line equation.
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The point
lies on ellipse.
Therefore,
.
Substitute above result in
.
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Substitute
in
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and
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Substitute values of
in
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If
, then
.
If
, then
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Thus, the tangent points are
and
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Find the equation of the tangent line at
.
Slope of the tangent line at
:
.
Point - slope form of line equation is
.
Substitute
and
in point - slope form.

Equation of the tangent to ellipse at
is
.
Find the equation of the tangent line at
.
Slope of the tangent line at
:

.
Tangent at
:
Point-slope form of line equation is
.
Substitute
and
in point - slope form.

Equation of the tangent to ellipse at
is
.
Tangent lines to ellipse are
and
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