JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Ellipse

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    In an ellipse the distance between its foci is 6 and its minor axis is 8. Then its eccentricity is          [EAMCET 1994]

    A)            \[\frac{4}{5}\]                           

    B)            \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{52}}\]

    C)            \[\frac{3}{5}\]                           

    D)            \[25{{x}^{2}}+144{{y}^{2}}=900\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               Distance between foci\[=6\]Þ \[ae=3\].            Minor axis \[=8\]Þ\[2b=8\]Þ\[b=4\]Þ\[{{b}^{2}}=16\]                    Þ\[{{a}^{2}}(1-{{e}^{2}})=16\]Þ\[{{a}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}{{e}^{2}}=16\]Þ\[{{a}^{2}}-9=16\]Þa=5                    Hence\[ae=3\]Þ \[e=\frac{3}{5}\].


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