If the tangent at any point of the ellipe e $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ makes an angle $\alpha$ with the major axis and angle $\beta$ with the focal radius of the point of contanct, then show that the eccentricity of the ellipse is given by $e=\cos \beta /\alpha$.

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