Given curves ax2+by2=1...(i) and cx2+dy2=1....(ii) From Eqs. (i) and (ii), (a−c)x2+(b−d)y2=0y2x2=−(a−cb−d)...(iii) Differentiating Eq. (i) w.r.t.' x′, we get 2ax+2byy′=0⇒y′=−byax Differentiating Eq. (ii) w.r.t' x′ we get 2cx+2dyy′=0⇒y′=dy−αx Curves intersect orthogonally
∴(by−ax)(dy−cx)=−1⇒y2x2=ac−bd...(iv)
From Eqs. (iii) and (iv), we get −(a−cb−d)=−acbd−(a−cb−d)=−acbd