Coordinate Geometry

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If the latus rectum of an ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1 is half of its minor axis, the eccentricity ee is:

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Answer: (B) 3/2\sqrt{3}/2

2b2a=b  ⟹  ba=12\frac{2b^2}{a} = b \implies \frac{b}{a} = \frac{1}{2}. e=1−b2/a2=1−1/4=32e = \sqrt{1 - b^2/a^2} = \sqrt{1 - 1/4} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}.

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