- The ellipse \(E\) has equation
$$\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 16 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 9 } = 1$$
- Determine the exact value of the eccentricity of \(E\)
The points \(P ( 4 \cos \theta , 3 \sin \theta )\) and \(Q ( 4 \cos \theta , - 3 \sin \theta )\) lie on \(E\) where \(0 < \theta < \frac { \pi } { 2 }\) The line \(l _ { 1 }\) is the normal to \(E\) at the point \(P\)
- Use calculus to show that \(l _ { 1 }\) has equation
$$4 x \sin \theta - 3 y \cos \theta = 7 \sin \theta \cos \theta$$
The line \(l _ { 2 }\) passes through the origin and the point \(Q\) The lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) intersect at the point \(R\)
- Determine, in simplest form, the coordinates of \(R\)
- Hence show that, as \(\theta\) varies, \(R\) lies on an ellipse which has the same eccentricity as ellipse \(E\)