If and are the eccentricities of the ellipse, and the hyperbola, respectively and is a point on the ellipse, , then is equal to:
- (A)16✓ Correct
- (B)14
- (C)17
- (D)15
Answer: (A)
Solution
For the ellipse the semi-axes give . For the hyperbola the eccentricity satisfies . Since the point lies on , substitute to get .
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