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JEE Main 20172 April
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2017
Date
2 April
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Ellipse

JEE Main 2017 · 2 April · Mathematics · Ellipse

The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at the origin is...

The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at the origin is 12\dfrac{1}{2} . If one of its directrices is x=−4x = - 4 , then the equation of the normal to it at (1,32)\left(1, \dfrac{3}{2}\right) is:The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at the origin is (1)/(2) . If one of its directrices is x = - 4 , then

Options

  1. A2y−x=22y - x = 2
  2. B4x−2y=14x - 2y = 1
  3. C4x+2y=74x + 2y = 7
  4. Dx+2y=4x + 2y = 4

Correct answer

B. 4x−2y=14x - 2y = 1

Step-by-step solution

Given, e=12e = \dfrac{1}{2} and ae=4\dfrac{a}{e} = 4

⇒a=2,⇒ a = 2,

Also, b2=a2(1−e2)<br/><br/>{b}^{2} = {a}^{2}\left(1 - {e}^{2}\right)<br /><br />⇒ {b}^{2} = 3<br/><imgsrc="https://cdn−question−pool.getmarks.app/pyq/jeemain/210efedd−9922−4eb2−883c−4b98159607fd−image.png"style="width:330px;height:202px;"/><br /><img src="https://cdn-question-pool.Quantrex.app/pyq/jee_main/210efedd-9922-4eb2-883c-4b98159607fd-image.png" style="width: 330px; height: 202px;" />

Equation of ellipse is x24+y23=1\dfrac{{x}^{2}}{4} + \dfrac{{y}^{2}}{3} = 1
We know that, equation of normal to the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1\dfrac{{x}^{2}}{{a}^{2}} + \dfrac{{y}^{2}}{{b}^{2}} = 1 at \left({x}_{1}, {y}_{1}\right)isis\dfrac{{a}^{2}x}{{x}_{1}} - \dfrac{{b}^{2}y}{{y}_{1}} = {a}^{2} - {b}^{2}<br/>So,equationofnormalat(1,32)<br />So, equation of normal at \left(1, \dfrac{3}{2}\right) is 4x1\dfrac{4x}{1}-3y3/2=4−3\dfrac{3y}{3 / 2}=4 - 3
⇒4x−2y=1⇒ 4x - 2y = 1

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