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Let x2a2+y2b2=1a>b be a given ellipse, length of whose latus rectum is 10. If its eccentricity is the maximum value of the function, ϕt=512+t-t2, then a2+b2 is equal to :
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Options:
  • A 145
  • B 116
  • C 126
  • D 135
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The correct answer is: 126

LR=2b2a=10    b2=5a

ϕt=512t2-t+1414=512+14t122

=23t122

max ϕt=23=e

b2=a21e2

5a=a2149

  5=59a

   a2=81,  b2=45

a2+b2=126.

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