Consider the family of circles $${x^2} + {y^2} = {r^2},\,\,2 < r < 5$$. If in the first quadrant, the common taingent to a circle of this family and the ellipse $$4{x^2} + 25{y^2} = 100$$ meets the co-ordinate axes at $$A$$ and $$B$$, then find the equation of the locus of vthe mid-point of $$AB$$.

Let $$P$$ $$\left( {a\,\sec \,\theta ,\,\,b\,\tan \theta } \right)$$ and $$Q$$ $$\left( {a\,\sec \,\,\phi ,\,\,b\,\tan \,\phi } \right)$$, where $$\theta + \phi = \pi /2,$$, be two points on the hyperbola $${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} - {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$$.

If $$(h, k)$$ is the point of intersection of the normals at $$P$$ and $$Q$$, then $$k$$ is equal to

The curve described parametrically by $$x = {t^2} + t + 1,$$ $$y = {t^2} - t + 1 $$ represents

Find the co-ordinates of all the points $$P$$ on the ellipse $${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$$, for which the area of the triangle $$PON$$ is maximum, where $$O$$ denotes the origin and $$N$$, the foot of the perpendicular from $$O$$ to the tangent at $$P$$.