Problem #177

• If the tangent line to the ellipse x²/a² + y²/b² = 1 at a point in the first quadrant meets the x-axis at P and the y-axis at Q, what is the minimum length of segment PQ?
• If O denotes the origin, what is the minimum value of the area of triangle PQO?

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