JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Ellipse

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    The line \[y=mx+c\]is a normal to the ellipse \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}=1\], if \[c=\]

    A)            \[-(2am+b{{m}^{2}})\]             

    B)            \[\frac{({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})m}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}{{m}^{2}}}}\]

    C)            \[-\frac{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})m}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}{{m}^{2}}}}\]    

    D)            \[\frac{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})m}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               As we know that the line \[lx+my+n=0\] is normal to \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1\], if \[\frac{{{a}^{2}}}{{{l}^{2}}}+\frac{{{b}^{2}}}{{{m}^{2}}}=\frac{{{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})}^{2}}}{{{n}^{2}}}\]. But in this condition, we have to replace l by m, m by   ?1 and n by c, then the required condition is \[c=\pm \frac{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})m}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}{{m}^{2}}}}\].


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