Gujarati
10-2. Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola
easy

If the latus rectum of an ellipse be equal to half of its minor axis, then its eccentricity is

A

$3/2$

B

$\sqrt 3 /2$

C

$2/3$

D

$\sqrt 2 /3$

Solution

(b) $\frac{{2{b^2}}}{a} = b$

==> $\frac{b}{a} = \frac{1}{2}$

==> $\frac{{{b^2}}}{{{a^2}}} = \frac{1}{4}$

Hence $e = \sqrt {1 – \frac{{{b^2}}}{{{a^2}}}} $

$= \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}$.

Standard 11
Mathematics

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