Tangent and Normal of Ellipse
Tangent and Normal of Ellipse: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Shortest Distance between Line and Ellipse, Tangent to Ellipse, Point Form of Tangent to Standard Ellipse, Parametric Form of Tangent to Standard Ellipse, Director Circle of an Ellipse, etc.
Important Questions on Tangent and Normal of Ellipse
The equation of the normal at the point to the ellipse is

Equations of the common tangent of the ellipse and the circle are

The product of the perpendiculars drawn from the foci of the ellipse upon the tangent to it at the point , is

The equation of the tangent to the ellipse , and perpendicular to the line is

Consider a tangent to the ellipse at any point. The locus of the mid-point of the portion intercepted between the axes is

The product of the perpendicular distances drawn from the points and to the tangent of an ellipse at is

For the ellipse if a tangent with slope intersects the major and minor axes at and respectively, find and

Find the condition for the line to be a normal to an ellipse

Slope of normal to the ellipse at a point is and eccentricity of ellipse is . If this normal makes acute angle with its focal chord through , then is

Let the ellipse, pass through the point and have eccentricity equal to Then equation of the normal to this ellipse at is

If a tangent of slope of the ellipse passes through the point , then the value of is equal to

Tangent at a point of ellipse having eccentric angle is drawn. Calculate if is the foot of perpendicular from centre of the ellipse to this tangent :

If the variable line is tangent to an ellipse then locus of is a conic . Find eccentricity of conic .

The tangent to the ellipse having slope as meets the co-ordinate axes at and . Then the area of the , where is the origin, is equal to

The normal to the curve at the point meets the curve again at a point .Then the point is

The equation of the normal to the ellipse at the end of the latus rectum in first quadrant is:

Equation of the ellipse with axes coinciding the co-ordinate axes touches the straight lines and , is:

The tangents to the ellipse from the point are given by the equations

Normal to the ellipse intersects the major and minor axis at and respectively. Then the locus of the point dividing segment in internally, is

The ellipse has as normal to it, then value of , if , is:
