JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Mock Test - Conic Sections

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    If the eccentricity of the hyperbola\[{{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}}{{\sec }^{2}}\alpha =5\] is \[\sqrt{3}\]times the eccentricity of the ellipse \[{{x}^{2}}{{\sec }^{2}}\alpha +{{y}^{2}}=25\], then a value of \[\alpha \]is

    A) \[\pi /6\]          

    B) \[\pi /4\]

    C) \[\pi /3\]          

    D) \[\pi /2\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] For the hyperbola \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{5}-\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{5{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha }=1\] We have \[{{e}_{1}}^{2}=1+\frac{{{b}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}=1+\frac{5{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha }{5}=1+{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha \] For the ellipse \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{25{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha }+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{25}=1\] We have \[{{e}_{2}}^{2}=1-\frac{25{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha }{25}={{\sin }^{2}}\alpha \] Given that \[{{e}_{1}}=\sqrt{3}{{e}_{2}}\] \[\therefore {{e}_{1}}^{2}=3{{e}_{2}}^{2}\] Or \[1+{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha =3{{\sin }^{2}}\alpha \] Or \[2=4{{\sin }^{2}}\alpha \] Or \[\sin \alpha =\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\]


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