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(A) The given ellipse is $4x^2 + 9y^2 = 36$,which can be written as $\frac{x^2}{9} + \frac{y^2}{4} = 1$. Here,$a^2 = 9$ and $b^2 = 4$. The normal is p

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$\left( \frac{9}{5}, \frac{8}{5} \right)$

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(A) The given ellipse is $4x^2 + 9y^2 = 36$,which can be written as $\frac{x^2}{9} + \frac{y^2}{4} = 1$. Here,$a^2 = 9$ and $b^2 = 4$. The normal is parallel to the line $4x - 2y - 5 = 0$,so the slope of the normal is $m_n = \frac{-4}{-2} = 2$. The slope of the tangent at that point is $m_t = -\frac{1}{m_n} = -\frac{1}{2}$. The equation of the tangent with slope $m$ to the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ is $y = mx \pm \sqrt{a^2m^2 + b^2}$. The point of contact is $\left( -\frac{a^2m}{c}, \frac{b^2}{c} \right)$ where $c = \pm \sqrt{a^2m^2 + b^2}$. Here $m = -\frac{1}{2}$,so $c = \sqrt{9(-\frac{1}{2})^2 + 4} = \sqrt{\frac{9}{4} + 4} = \sqrt{\frac{25}{4}} = \frac{5}{2}$. The point of contact is $\left( -\frac{9(-1/2)}{5/2}, \frac{4}{5/2} \right) = \left( \frac{9/2}{5/2}, \frac{8}{5} \right) = \left( \frac{9}{5}, \frac{8}{5} \right)$. Since the normal is parallel to $4x - 2y - 5 = 0$,the point is $\left( \frac{9}{5}, \frac{8}{5} \right)$.

$A$ point on the ellipse $4x^2 + 9y^2 = 36$,where the normal is parallel to the line $4x - 2y - 5 = 0$,is

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