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Two circles are given such that one iscompletely lying inside the other without touching.
       Prove that the locus ofthe center of variable circle which touches the smaller circle from 
       outside and the bigger circle from inside is an ellipse

Two circles are given such that one iscompletely lying inside the other without touching.
Prove that the locus ofthe center of variable circle which touches the smaller circle from
outside and the bigger circle from inside is an ellipse
Transcribed Image Text:Two circles are given such that one iscompletely lying inside the other without touching. Prove that the locus ofthe center of variable circle which touches the smaller circle from outside and the bigger circle from inside is an ellipse
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