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Ellipse And Minimum Parallelogram (Posted on 2008-01-04)

Determine the minimum area of a parallelogram each of whose four sides are tangent to the ellipse x²/49 + y²/36 = 1.

Submitted by K Sengupta

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The required minimum area is 168.

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Refer to the solution submitted by Brian Smith in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
re: Solution - Solution Set	Brian Smith	2008-01-07 22:59:27
Complication!	Chesca Ciprian	2008-01-06 15:43:23
Solution	Brian Smith	2008-01-05 23:11:54
Gut reaction	Brian Smith	2008-01-04 12:44:58

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