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Standard XI
Mathematics
Coordinates of a Point in Space
The eccentric...
Question
The eccentricity of the ellipse 4x
2
+ 9y
2
= 36 is
(a)
1
2
3
(b)
1
3
(c)
5
3
(d)
5
6
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Solution
(
c
)
5
3
4
x
2
+
9
y
2
=
36
⇒
x
2
9
+
y
2
4
=
1
Comparing
it
with
x
2
a
2
+
y
2
b
2
=
1
,
we
get
:
a
=
3
and
b
=
2
Here
,
a
>
b
,
so
the
major
and
t
h
e
minor
ax
e
s
of
the
ellipse
are
along
t
h
e
x
-
a
x
i
s
and
y
-
axis
,
respectively
.
Now
,
e
=
1
-
b
2
a
2
⇒
e
=
1
-
4
9
⇒
e
=
5
9
⇒
e
=
5
3
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