JEE Main 2015 Mathematics question
If the distance between the foci of an ellipse is half the length of its latus rectum, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is:
Answer: (2)
Solution
For the ellipse the distance between the foci is and the length of the latus rectum is . The condition is
2ae = 12· = ⇒ = .
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