JEE Advance - Mathematics (2000 - No. 8)

Let $$ABC$$ be an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle $${x^2} + {y^2} = {a^2}$$. Suppose perpendiculars from $$A, B, C$$ to the major axis of the ellipse $$x.{{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$$, $$(a>b)$$ meets the ellipse respectively, at $$P, Q, R$$. so that $$P, Q, R$$ lie on the same side of the major axis as $$A, B, C$$ respectively. Prove that the normals to the ellipse drawn at the points $$P, Q$$ and $$R$$ are concurrent.
The normals to the ellipse at P, Q, and R are concurrent at the origin.
The normals to the ellipse at P, Q, and R are parallel.
The normals to the ellipse at P, Q, and R are concurrent at the center of the circle.
The normals to the ellipse at P, Q, and R are concurrent at a point dependent on a and b.
The normals to the ellipse at P, Q, and R never concur.

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