Conic Sections Question 193
Question: If the eccentricity of an ellipse be 5/8 and the distance between its foci be 10, then its latus rectum is
Options:
A) 39/4
B) 12
C) 15
D) 37/2
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ a=\frac{10}{\frac{2.5}{8}}=8 $ , $ b=8\sqrt{1-\frac{25}{64}}=8\frac{\sqrt{39}}{8} $
Latus rectum $ =\frac{2b^{2}}{a}=\frac{2\times 39}{8}=\frac{39}{4} $ .
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