Concyclic Points Any circle intersects an ellipse in two or four real points

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Concyclic Points Any circle intersects an ellipse in two or four real points. They are called concyclic points and the sum of their eccentric angles is an even multiple of π\pi . If α,β,γ,δ\alpha, \beta, \gamma, \delta be the eccentric angles of the four concyclic points on an ellipse, then prove that α+β+γ+δ=2nπ\alpha + \beta + \gamma + \delta = 2n\pi where nn is any integer.

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