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JEE Main 201815 April
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2018
Date
15 April
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Ellipse

JEE Main 2018 · 15 April · Mathematics · Ellipse

If β is one of the angles between the normals to the ellipse x ^ 2...

If β\beta is one of the angles between the normals to the ellipse x2+3y2=9{x}^{2} + 3{y}^{2} = 9 at the points \left(3cos\theta, \sqrt{3}sin\theta\right) and \left(- 3sin\theta, \sqrt{3}cos\theta\right);θ∈(0,π2); \theta \in \left(0, \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right); then 2cotβsin⁡2θisequal\dfrac{2cot\beta}{\sin 2\theta} is equal to :

Options

  1. A13\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}
  2. B34\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{4}
  3. C23\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}
  4. D2\sqrt{2}

Correct answer

C. 23\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}

Step-by-step solution

Given equation of ellipse is x29+y23=1\dfrac{{x}^{2}}{9} + \dfrac{{y}^{2}}{3} = 1

Normal at \left(3cos\theta, \sqrt{3}sin\theta\right)is</p><p>is</p><p>3sec\theta . x - \sqrt{3}cosec\thetay = 6</p><p></p><p>⇒SlopeSlope{m}_{1} = \dfrac{3sec\theta}{\sqrt{3}cosec\theta} = \sqrt{3}tan\theta</p><p>Normalat(−3sinθ,3cosθ)</p><p>Normal at \left(- 3sin \theta, \sqrt{3}cos\theta\right)

−3cosecθ.x−3secθ.y=6- 3cosec\theta . x - \sqrt{3}sec\theta . y = 6

⇒⇒Slope m2=−3cosecθ3secθ=−3cotθ{m}_{2} = \dfrac{- 3cosec\theta}{\sqrt{3}sec\theta} = - \sqrt{3}cot\theta

Angle between normal is β\beta.

⇒tanβ=∣m1−m21+m1m2∣=∣3tanθ+3cotθ1−3∣=∣32sinθcosθ∣⇒ tan\beta = \left|\dfrac{{m}_{1} - {m}_{2}}{1 + {m}_{1}{m}_{2}}\right| = \left|\dfrac{\sqrt{3}tan\theta + \sqrt{3}cot\theta}{1 - 3}\right| = \left|\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2sin\theta cos\theta}\right|

⇒tanβ=3sin⁡2θ⇒2cotβsin⁡2θ=23⇒ tan\beta = \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{\sin 2\theta} ⇒ \dfrac{2cot\beta}{\sin 2\theta} = \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}

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