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10-2. Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola
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Tangent is drawn to ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{27}} + {y^2} = 1$ at $(3\sqrt 3 \cos \theta ,\;\sin \theta )$ where $\theta \in (0,\;\pi /2)$. Then the value of $\theta $ such that sum of intercepts on axes made by this tangent is minimum, is
A
$\pi /3$
B
$\pi /6$
C
$\pi /8$
D
$\pi /4$
(IIT-2003)
Solution
(b) $\frac{{x\cos \theta }}{{3\sqrt 3 }} + y\sin \theta = 1.$
Sum of intercepts = $3\sqrt 3 $$\sec \theta + {\rm{cosec}}\,\theta = f(\theta )$, (say)
$f'\,(\theta ) = \frac{{3\sqrt 3 {{\sin }^3}\theta – {{\cos }^3}\theta }}{{{{\sin }^2}\theta \,{{\cos }^2}\theta }}$.
At $\theta = \frac{\pi }{6},\,f(\theta )$ is minimum.
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