Golden Ellipse

Geometry Level 5

Consider an ellipse whose semi-axes have lengths a a and b b , where a > b {a>b} . A chord in this ellipse makes acute angles α \alpha and β \beta with the ellipse. Let β min \beta_{\text{min}} denote the minimum possible value of β \beta , for a given value of α \alpha . Evaluate β min \beta_{\text{min}} as a function of α \alpha .

Now, take the ratio of the semi-axes of the ellipse to be φ \varphi (the golden ratio), and submit your answer as the value of 0 π 2 tan ( β min ) d α {\displaystyle\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\tan\left(\beta_{\text{min}}\right)\,d\alpha} .

π 3 \dfrac{\pi}{3} π 4 \dfrac{\pi}{4} π 5 \dfrac{\pi}{5} π 2 \dfrac{\pi}{2} π 6 \dfrac{\pi}{6}

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