The equation of the ellipse is .
The osculating circle has a radius at the origin is .
Find the curvature .
Find and
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Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
Again apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Find the curvature . \ \
Substitute and
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Therefore the radius of osculating circle will be .
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Find the osculating circle at .
The normal to is
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Centre of the osculating ellipse is .
Equating of osculating circle:
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Find the osculating circle at .
The normal to is
-axis.
Centre of the osculating ellipse is .
Equating of osculating circle:
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Graph:
\Graph the ellipse equation and osculating equations.
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The osculating equations are and
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Graph the ellipse equation and osculating equations.
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