Algebra: A Combined Approach (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321726391
ISBN 13: 978-0-32172-639-1

Chapter 13 - Group Activity - Modeling Conic Sections - Page 956: 8

Answer

Please see the screenshot.

Work Step by Step

For the ellipse in the screenshot, four tangent points were found, and the intersection of two of the points was another point. The tangent lines were perpendicular. We can see this holds true for circles and other ellipses as well. The conjecture is that the tangent lines created are perpendicular.
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