The equation of ellipse is .
The particle travels in tangent path of the ellipse at .
Find the slope of the equation.
\Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
Find the slope of the tangent line at the point .
Slope of the tangent line is the first derivative of the function at point .
Find the tangent line equation.
\Slope-intercept form of line equation is .
Substitute and
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Find the point at which the particle crosses the -axis.
It crosses -axis then
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Therefore, the particle crosses the -axis at
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The particle crosses the -axis at
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