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# Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the ellipse $x^{2} +4y^{2}=32$ at $\theta=\large\frac{\pi}{4}$

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• The equation of tangent at $\theta$ is given by $\large\frac{x\cos \theta}{a}+\large\frac{y\sin \theta}{b}$$=1 • The equation of normal at \theta is given by \large\frac{ax}{\cos \theta}-\large\frac{by}{\sin \theta}=$$a^2-b^2$
Step 1:
$x^2+4y^2=32$
The above equation is divided by $32$ we get
$\large\frac{x^2}{32}+\large\frac{4y^2}{32}$$=1 \Rightarrow \large\frac{x^2}{32}+\large\frac{y^2}{8}$$=1$
Here $2a=32$
$a=4\sqrt 2$
$b^2=8$
$b=2\sqrt 2$
The parametric equations are $x=4\sqrt 2\cos\theta$,$y=2\sqrt 2\sin\theta$
Step 2:
The tangent at $\theta$ is $\large\frac{x\cos \theta}{a}+\large\frac{y\sin \theta}{b}$$=1 At \theta=\large\frac{\pi}{4} we get, \large\frac{x\cos \Large\frac{\pi}{4}}{4\sqrt 2}+\large\frac{y\sin \Large\frac{\pi}{4}}{2\sqrt 2}$$=1$
On simplifying we get,
$\large\frac{x}{8}+\frac{y}{4}$$=1 x+2y=8 Step 3: The normal at \theta is given by \large\frac{ax}{\cos \theta}-\large\frac{by}{\sin \theta}=$$a^2-b^2$
At $\theta=\large\frac{\pi}{4}$ we get,
$\large\frac{4\sqrt 2x}{\cos \Large\frac{\pi}{4}}-\large\frac{2\sqrt 2y}{\sin \Large\frac{\pi}{4}}=$$32-8$
On simplifying we get,
$8x-4y=24$
This equation is divided by 4 we get
$2x-y=6$
Step 4:
Equation of tangent : $x+2y-8=0$
Equation of normal : $2x-y-6=0$