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According to the question we have to find the perimeter of evolute of an ellipse.

For an ellipse $\dfrac{x^2}{a^2} + \dfrac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$, the equation of its evolute is

$$(ax)^\frac{2}{3}+(by)^\frac{2}{3} = (a^2 - b^2)^\frac{2}{3}$$

To get the points of intersection of Ellipse and evolute we have to solve these two Equations. How can we solve? Plus, Can you help me to find whole sum?

Ng Chung Tak
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Assuming $a>b$,

\begin{align*} \mathbf{r} &= \begin{pmatrix} \frac{a^2-b^2}{a} \cos^3 t \\ \frac{b^2-a^2}{b} \sin^3 t \end{pmatrix} \\ \dot{\mathbf{r}} &= \begin{pmatrix} -\frac{3(a^2-b^2)}{a} \cos^2 t \sin t \\ \frac{3(b^2-a^2)}{b} \sin^2 t \cos t \end{pmatrix} \\ \frac{ds}{dt} &= \frac{3(a^2-b^2)}{ab} |\sin t \cos t| \sqrt{a^2 \sin^2 t+b^2 \cos^2 t} \\ P &= \frac{3(a^2-b^2)}{ab} \int_{0}^{2\pi} |\sin t \cos t| \sqrt{a^2 \sin^2 t+b^2 \cos^2 t \,} \; dt \\ &= \frac{12(a^2-b^2)}{ab} \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin t \cos t \sqrt{a^2 \sin^2 t+b^2 \cos^2 t\,} \; dt \\ &= \frac{12(a^2-b^2)}{ab} \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{\sin 2t}{2} \sqrt{\frac{a^2+b^2}{2}-\frac{a^2-b^2}{2}\cos 2t \,} \; dt \\ &= \frac{12(a^2-b^2)}{ab} \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sqrt{\frac{a^2+b^2}{2}-\frac{a^2-b^2}{2}\cos 2t \,} \; d(-\cos 2t) \\ &= \frac{12(a^2-b^2)}{ab} \left[ \frac{1}{3(a^2-b^2)} \left( \frac{a^2+b^2}{2}-\frac{a^2-b^2}{2} \cos 2t \right)^{3/2} \right]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \\ &= \frac{4(a^3-b^3)}{ab} \end{align*}

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solving the ellipse equation for $$y^2$$ we get $$y^2=b^2-\frac{b^2x^2}{a^2}$$ and the evolute as $$b^2y^2=((a^2-b^2)^{2/3}-(ax)^{2/3})^3$$ then you can eliminate $$y^2$$