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WBJEE · Maths · Ellipse

The total number of tangents through the point \((3,5)\) that can be drawn to the ellipses \(3 x^2+5 y^2=32\) and \(25 x^2+9 y^2=450\) is

  1. A 0
  2. B 2
  3. C 3
  4. D 4
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(C) 3

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Hints : \((3,5)\) lies outside the ellipse \(3 x^2+5 y^2=32\) and on the ellipse \(25 x^2+9 y^2=450\). Therefore there will be 2 tangents for the first ellipse and one tangent for the second ellipse.