Gujarati
10-2. Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola
easy

If the length of the major axis of an ellipse is three times the length of its minor axis, then its eccentricity is

A

$\frac{1}{3}$

B

$\frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }}$

C

$\frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}$

D

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

Solution

(d) Major axis = $3$ (Minor axis)

==> $2a = 3(2b)$

==> ${a^2} = 9{b^2} = 9{a^2}(1 – {e^2})$

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

Standard 11
Mathematics

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