The locus of point of intersection of tangents at the ends of normal chord of the hyperbola $$x^2-y^2=a^2$$ is

If $$e_1$$ and $$e_2$$ are the eccentricities of the hyperbola $$16 x^2-9 y^2=1$$ and its conjugate respectively. Then, $$3 e_1=$$

If the normal to the rectangular hyperbola $$x^2-y^2=1$$ at the point $$P(\pi / 4)$$ meets the curve again at $$Q(\theta)$$, then $$\sec ^2 \theta+\tan \theta=$$