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10-2. Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola
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The length of the latus rectum of the ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{36}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{49}} = 1$
A
$98/6$
B
$72/7$
C
$72/14$
D
$98/12$
Solution
(b) Here ${a^2} = 36$, ${b^2} = 49$. Since $b > a$,
so the length of the latus rectum $ = \frac{{2{a^2}}}{b} = 2 \times \frac{{36}}{7} = \frac{{72}}{7}$.
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