JEE Main · 2019 · 10 Apr 2019 · Shift 1 · Ellipse

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If the line is tangent to the ellipse at the point , then the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse is
  1. (A)
  2. (B)9✓ Correct
  3. (C)
  4. (D)5

Answer: (B)

Solution

The tangent to the ellipse at is . At this reads , which must match , i.e. . Comparing, gives , and gives . The latus rectum is .

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