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If two tangents drawn from a point $$(\alpha, \beta)$$ lying on the ellipse $$25x^2 + 4y^2 = 1$$ to the parabola $$y^2 = 4x$$ are such that the slope of one tangent is four times the other, then the value of $$(10\alpha + 5)^2 + (16\beta^2 + 50)^2$$ equals ______
Correct Answer: 2929
Since the tangents are drawn from $$(\alpha,\beta)$$ to the parabola
$$y^2=4x,$$
the tangent with slope $$m$$ is
$$y=mx+\frac1m$$
As $$(\alpha,\beta)$$ lies on it,
$$\beta=\alpha m+\frac1m$$
$$\alpha m^2-\beta m+1=0$$
Let the slopes be $$m_1,m_2.$$
Then,
$$m_1+m_2=\frac{\beta}{\alpha},\qquad m_1m_2=\frac1\alpha$$
Given one slope is four times the other.
Let
$$m_1=4m_2$$
Then,
$$m_1+m_2=5m_2=\frac{\beta}{\alpha}$$
$$m_1m_2=4m_2^2=\frac1\alpha$$
From the first equation,
$$m_2=\frac{\beta}{5\alpha}$$
Substituting in the second,
$$4\left(\frac{\beta}{5\alpha}\right)^2=\frac1\alpha$$
$$\frac{4\beta^2}{25\alpha^2}=\frac1\alpha$$
$$4\beta^2=25\alpha$$
Since $$(\alpha,\beta)$$ lies on
$$25x^2+4y^2=1,$$
we get
$$25\alpha^2+4\beta^2=1$$
Using
$$4\beta^2=25\alpha,$$
$$25\alpha^2+25\alpha=1$$
$$25\alpha^2+25\alpha-1=0$$
Multiplying by $$4,$$
$$100\alpha^2+100\alpha-4=0$$
Adding $$25$$ on both sides,
$$100\alpha^2+100\alpha+25=29$$
$$=(10\alpha+5)^2$$
Hence,
$$(10\alpha+5)^2=29$$
Also,
$$16\beta^2=4(4\beta^2)=4(25\alpha)=100\alpha$$
Therefore,
$$16\beta^2+50=100\alpha+50=10(10\alpha+5)$$
Squaring,
$$(16\beta^2+50)^2=100(10\alpha+5)^2$$
$$=100(29)=2900$$
Thus,
$$(10\alpha+5)^2+(16\beta^2+50)^2$$
$$=29+2900$$
$$=2929$$
Hence, the required value is
$$\boxed{2929}$$.
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