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Let the tangents at the points P and Q on the ellipse x^2 2+ y^2 4=1 meet at the point R(√2,2√2-2). If S is the focus of the ellipse on its negative…

JEE Main 2022 — Mathematics Coordinate Geometry

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Let the tangents at the points PPP and QQQ on the ellipse x22+y24=1\frac{{x}^{2}}{2}+\frac{{y}^{2}}{4}=12x2​+4y2​=1 meet at the point R(2,22−2)R(\sqrt{2},2\sqrt{2}-2)R(2​,22​−2). If SSS is the focus of the ellipse on its negative major axis, then SP2+SQ2S{P}^{2}+S{Q}^{2}SP2+SQ2 is equal to

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