Ellipse 1 Question 2

2. In an ellipse, with centre at the origin, if the difference of the lengths of major axis and minor axis is 10 and one of the foci is at $(0,5 \sqrt{3})$, then the length of its latus rectum is

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(a) 5

(b) 10

(c) 8

(d) 6

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 2. (a)

Solution:

  1. One of the focus of ellipse $\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$ is on $Y$-axis $(0,5 \sqrt{3})$

$$ \therefore \quad b e=5 \sqrt{3} $$

[where $e$ is eccentricity of ellipse]

According to the question,

$$ \begin{aligned} & 2 b-2 a=10 \\ & b-a=5 \end{aligned} $$

On squaring Eq. (i) both sides, we get

$$ b^{2} e^{2}=75 $$

$\Rightarrow b^{2} 1-\frac{a^{2}}{b^{2}}=75$

$\because e^{2}=1-\frac{a^{2}}{b^{2}}$

$\Rightarrow \quad b^{2}-a^{2}=75$

$\Rightarrow(b+a)(b-a)=75$

$\Rightarrow \quad b+a=15 \quad$ [from Eq. (ii)]

On solving Eqs. (ii) and (iii), we get

$$ b=10 \text { and } a=5 $$

So, length of latusrectum is $\frac{2 a^{2}}{b}=\frac{2 \times 25}{10}=5$ units



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