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Published on: August 13, 2026
A tangent having slope – 
touches the ellipse 
+ 
= 1 at point P and intersects the major and minor axes at A & B respectively, O is the centre of the ellipse
Column - I Column - II
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→ (r), → (p), → (s), → (q)
Sol. y = mx ± 
y = – 
x ± 
⇒ y = – 
x ± 8
Distance between tangent = 
= 
= 
y = – 
x + 8 A(6, 0) B (0, 8)
Area of Δ AOB = 
× 6 × 8 = 24
point of contact 
product of coordinates = – 
= – 
= 12
4x + 3y = 24 = 
m = 
x + 
y = 1 + m = 
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