Asked by Joel
A Variable Tangent To The Ellipse (x/a)^2 + (y/b)^2 =1 meets the parabola y^2=4ax at L and M. Find the locus of the midpoint of L M
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Steve
Man. some messy algebra! Clearly there are horizontal asymptotes at y = ±b and curve passes through (a,0).
The shape seems to preclude any simple equation or parametric equations. Maybe more later.
The shape seems to preclude any simple equation or parametric equations. Maybe more later.
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