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Conic Sections and Parametric Equations · Challenge problem

As tt runs over all real numbers, the point (1−t21+t2, 6t1+t2)\left(\dfrac{1-t^2}{1+t^2},\ \dfrac{6t}{1+t^2}\right) traces an ellipse except for exactly one point of that ellipse, which is never reached. Find the sum of the two coordinates of the missing point.