Is there any way to find the equation of an ellipse, when only two tangent lines are given?
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3No. Even a circle would be undefined. For an ellipse, you need five conditions. – May 17 '20 at 14:50
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Got it! Thanks. – Alex Sanchez May 17 '20 at 15:04
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The ellipse will not be unique, e.g. when the $x$- and $y$- axis are the two tangent lines.
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