JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Ellipse

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    If the line \[x\cos \alpha +y\sin \alpha =p\] be normal to the ellipse \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1\], then         [MP PET 2001]

    A)            \[{{p}^{2}}({{a}^{2}}{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha +{{b}^{2}}{{\sin }^{2}}\alpha )={{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}\]

    B)            \[{{p}^{2}}({{a}^{2}}{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha +{{b}^{2}}{{\sin }^{2}}\alpha )={{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})}^{2}}\]

    C)            \[{{p}^{2}}({{a}^{2}}{{\sec }^{2}}\alpha +{{b}^{2}}\text{cose}{{\text{c}}^{2}}\alpha )={{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}\]

    D)            \[{{p}^{2}}({{a}^{2}}{{\sec }^{2}}\alpha +{{b}^{2}}\text{cose}{{\text{c}}^{2}}\alpha )={{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               The equation of any normal to \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1\] is \[ax\,\,\sec \varphi -by\,\,\text{cosec}\,\varphi ={{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}\]                             .....(i)                The straight line \[x\cos \alpha +y\sin \alpha =p\] will be a normal to the ellipse \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1\]            If (i) and \[x\cos \alpha +y\sin \alpha =p\] represent the same line \[\frac{a\sec \varphi }{\cos \alpha }=\frac{-b\,\text{cosec}\varphi }{\sin \alpha }=\frac{{{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}}{p}\]            \[\Rightarrow \,\cos \varphi \,=\frac{ap}{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})\cos \alpha },\,\]\[\sin \varphi =\frac{-bp}{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})\sin \alpha }\]            \[\because \]\[{{\sin }^{2}}\varphi +{{\cos }^{2}}\varphi =1\]            \[\Rightarrow \,\frac{{{b}^{2}}{{p}^{2}}}{{{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})}^{2}}{{\sin }^{2}}\alpha }+\frac{{{a}^{2}}{{p}^{2}}}{{{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})}^{2}}{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha }=1\]                    \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{p}^{2}}({{b}^{2}}\text{cose}{{\text{c}}^{\text{2}}}\,\alpha +{{a}^{2}}{{\sec }^{2}}\alpha )={{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})}^{2}}\].


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