Coordinate Geometry

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Length of latus rectum of an ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1 is one-third of its major axis. Its eccentricity ee is:

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

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

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