Any tangent at a point $P (x,y)$ to the ellipse $x^2/8 + y^2/18 =1$ meets the coordinate axes in the points $A$ and $B$ such that the the area of triangle $OAB$ is least where $O$ is the origin. Then point $P$ is of the form $(m,\,n)$ where $m$ and $n$ is ?
I tried using the parametric coordinates of the ellipse and tried to form the equation of the lines to determine the points $A$ and $B$ but it didn't help much.
The tangent line at $(x_0,y_0)$ is $$ \frac{x_0x}{8}+\frac{y_0 y}{18}=1. $$ Now set $x=0$ to get $B=(0,18/y_0)$ and set $y=0$ to get $A=(8/x_0,0)$. The area is $$ \frac{18}{y_0} \cdot \frac{8}{x_0} \cdot \frac{1}{2} = \frac{18}{x_0 y_0}. $$ Recall that $(x_0,y_0)$ lies on the ellipse, so that you must compute $$ \min \left\{ \frac{18}{x_0 y_0} \mid \frac{x_0^2}{8}+\frac{y_0^2}{18}=1 \right\}. $$ You can now use Lagrange multipliers, or express $y_0$ in terms of $x_0$. Or, even better, use the polar representation $x=\sqrt{8}\cos \theta$, $y=\sqrt{18}\sin\theta$.