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A focus of an ellipse having eccentricity 12 is at 0, 0 and a directrix is the line x=4. Then the equation of one such ellipse is
MathematicsEllipseTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2021 (04 Aug Shift 1)
Options:
  • A 9x264+3y216=1
  • B (2x+1)232+y216=1
  • C (3x+4)264+y232=1
  • D (3x+4)2+12y2=64
Solution:
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The correct answer is: (3x+4)2+12y2=64

A focus of an ellipse is at origin.

Directrix is x=4 and eccentricity is e=12

Major axis is along x-axis ,

ae-ae=4

a12-a2=4

a=83

By the help of options we get the idea that this case is of a>b

Then we can say that e=1-b2a2

14=1-9b264b2=163

By this time we can say that either the correct option is 1 or 4

The standard form of equation of an ellipse is given by x-h2a2+y-k2b2=1

where centre is h,k

The foci are h-a2-b2,k & h+a2-b2,k

By this we can say that h+a2+b2=0

Now putting all values, we get

h=-649-163h=-43

And k=0

So by this we can say that the required equation of ellipse is 3x+42+12y2=64

 

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