CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2000

  • question_answer
    If the latus ractum of an ellipse is one half of its minor axis then its eccentricity is equal to:

    A)  \[\sqrt{3}/2\]                   

    B) \[\sqrt{3}/4\]

    C)  1/2                                       

    D)  \[1/\sqrt{2}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Length of latus rectum \[=\frac{1}{2}\times \text{minor}\,\text{axis}\] \[\frac{2{{b}^{2}}}{a}=\frac{1}{2}\times 2h\Rightarrow b=a/2\]or \[{{b}^{2}}={{a}^{2}}/4\] \[{{e}^{2}}=1-\frac{{{b}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[1-\frac{{{a}^{2}}}{4\times {{a}^{2}}}=3/4\] \[e=\sqrt{3}/2\]


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