Example 2. A moving point P(x,y) draws tangents to the ellipse b2x2 with angles θ1,θ2. (1) When tgθ1+tgθ2=m (a constant), find the equation of the locus of point P; (2) When ctgθ1+ctgθ2=n (a constant), find the equation of the locus of point P.
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Solution
(1) Let the slope of a tangent be k1, then the tangent line is y or y=k1x+k12a2+b2=k1x−k12a2+b2,
i.e., ±k12a2+b2=y−k1x. Squaring both sides, we get: a2k12+b2=y2−2xyk1+k12x2,
i.e., (a2−x2)k12+2xyk1+(b2−y2)=0. Similarly, if the slope of another tangent is k2, then we must have: (a2−x2)k22+2xyk2+(b2−y2)=0.
From (A) and (B), we know that k1,k2 are the two roots of the equation (a2−x2)k2+2xyk+(b2−y2)=0, thus k1+k2=a2−x2−2xy. Given that θ1+tgθ2=m, ∴a2−x2−2xy=m,
i.e., m(x2−a2)=2xy is the required equation. (2) From (a2−x2)k2+2xyk+(b2−y2)=0,
we get k1+k2=a2−x2−2xy,k1k2=a2−x2b2−y2. Given the condition ctgθ1+ctgθ2=n, i.e., k11+k21=n,k1k2k1+k2=n,∴b2−y2−2xy=n, i.e., n(y2−b2)=2xy
is the required equation.
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