Condition for a Line to Cut the Ellipse

Rarely Tested

Condition for a Line to Cut the Ellipse

For:

$$lx+my+n=0$$

to intersect the ellipse at two distinct points:

$$n^2<a^2l^2+b^2m^2$$

Usage

- Used to determine whether a line is a secant.

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