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ig. 135, let db and eg be the major and minor axes.Draw the inscribedand circumscribedcircles, and theradii oj, ok, etc.Draw verticals jj,kk, etc., and hori-zontals jj, kk,etc. The intersec-tions j, k, etc.,are on the requiredellipse. 125. To draw aTangent to an El-lipse. I. At a Point on the… … 138 DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY [Vll, $ 125 (2) Second method. In Fig. 133 another construction isshown. Let it be required to draw a tangent to the ellipseat p. Connect p with the foci, z and z. Extend zp to r makingpr equal to pz. Bisect the angle rpz. The bisector pm istangent to the ellipse. The…
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