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Conic Sections · Question 37

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Let the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse x2a2 + y2b2 = 1, (a > b), be 30. If its eccentricity is the maximum value of the function f(t) = - 34 + 2t - t2, then (a2 + b2) is equal to

  1. 276
  2. 516
  3. 256
  4. 496

Answer

(4) 496

Solution

f(t) = - 34 + 2t - t2 = 14 - (t - 1)2

maximum value = 14 (at t = 1)

e = 14

Length of latus rectum = 2b2a = 30

b2 = 15a

Also b2 = a2(1 - e2) = a2 (1 - 116 ) = 15a216

15a = 15a216

a = 16

a2 = 256 and b2 = 15 16 = 240

a2 + b2 = 256 + 240 = 496

Answer: (4)

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