Conic Sections Question 469

Question: If e and e- are the eccentricities of the ellipse $ 5x^{2}+9y^{2}=45 $ and the hyperbola $ 5x^{2}-4y^{2}=45 $ respectively, then $ ee’= $

[EAMCET 2002]

Options:

A) 9

B) 4

C) 5

D) 1

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Clearly $ e=\frac{2}{3} $ and $ e’ $ = $ A’N=a(1+\cos \theta ) $ ,
$ \therefore $ $ ee’=1. $