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Find the tangent line of the ellipse 9 x² + 16 y² = 144 that has the slope k = -1

Result

t₁ = (Correct answer is: x + sqrt(19))
t₂ = (Correct answer is: x-sqrt(19))

Solution:

$t_2=x-\sqrt{19}$

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