?Show that if is any real number, then there are exactly two lines of slope that are

Chapter 10, Problem 58

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Show that if  is any real number, then there are exactly two lines of slope  that are tangent to the ellipse \(x^{2} / a^{2}+y^{2} / b^{2}=1\) and their equations are

\(y=m x \pm \sqrt{a^{2} m^{2}+b^{2}}\)

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

x^2 / a^2 + y^2 / b^2 =1

y=mx plus minus sqrt a^2 m^2 + b^2

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