CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2004

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    If the foci of the ellipse \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{16}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1\] and the hyperbola \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{144}-\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{81}=\frac{1}{25}\] coincide, then the value of \[{{b}^{2}}\] is :

    A)  1                                            

    B)  7

    C)  5                                            

    D)  9

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    We have,             \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{16}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1\]                       ... (i)                 and                        \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{144}-\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{81}=\frac{1}{25}\]                              ?. (ii)                 for hyperbola,                                 \[{{e}^{2}}=1+\frac{{{b}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}=1+\frac{81}{144}=\frac{225}{144}\] \[\therefore \]                  \[e=\frac{15}{12}=\frac{5}{4}\]  \[i.e.,\,e>1\] also, \[{{a}^{2}}=\frac{144}{25}\] Hence, the foci are \[(\pm \,ae,\,0)\] i.e.,\[\left( \pm \frac{12}{5}.\frac{5}{4},0 \right)=(\pm \,3,\,0)\] Now, the foci coincide \[\therefore \] for ellipse \[ae=3\]or \[{{a}^{2}}{{e}^{2}}=9\] or            \[{{a}^{2}}\left( 1-\frac{{{b}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}} \right)=9\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}=9\] or            \[16-9={{b}^{2}}\]\[16-9={{b}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]                               \[{{b}^{2}}=7\] 


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