Question: (a) Where does the normal line to the ellipse x2 xy + y2 = 3 at the point ( 1, 1) intersect the ellipse

(a) Where does the normal line to the ellipse x2 – xy + y2 = 3 at the point (– 1, 1) intersect the ellipse
a second time? (See page 192 for the definition of a normal line.)
(b) Illustrate part (a) by graphing the ellipse and the normal line.

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