The Eccentricity Of The Ellipse With Centre At The Origin Which Meets The Straight Line  on The Axis Of x and The Straight Line  on The Axis Of y and Whose Axes Lie Along The Axes Of  coordinates Is

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Question

The eccentricity of the ellipse with centre at the origin which meets the straight line  on the axis of x and the straight line  on the axis of y and whose axes lie along the axes of  coordinates is

Solution

Correct option is

 

Let the equation of the ellipse be 

It cuts the coordinate axes at (7, 0) and (0, –5). 

  

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Q1

On the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 1, the points at which the tangents are parallel to the line 8x = 9y are

Q2

Tangent is drawn to the ellipse  , then the value of θ such that sum of intercepts on axes made by the tangent is minimum is  

Q3

If p and p’ denote the lengths of the perpendicular from a focus and the centre of an ellipse with semi-major axis of length a, respectively, on a tangent to the ellipse and r denotes the focal distance of the point, then     

Q4

If circumcentre of an equilateral triangle inscribed in  with vertices having eccentric angle α, β, γ respectively is (x1y1) then 

Q5

Locus of the middle points of all chords of , which are at a distance of 2 units from the vertex of parabola y2 = –8axis

Q6

A point on the ellipse  at a distance equal to the mean of lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axis from the centre, is

Q7

A tangent to the ellipse  is cut by the tangent at the extremities of the major axis at T and T’. The circle on TT’ as diameter passes through the point

Q8

 

If C is the centre and A, B are two points on the conic

4x2 + 9y2 – 8x – 36y + 4 = 0 such that ∠ACB = π/2 then CA–2 +CB–2 is equal to  

Q9

Ellipses which are drawn with the same two perpendicular lines as axes and with the sum of the reciprocals of squares of the lengths of their semi-major axis and semi-minor axis equal to a constant have only.

Q10

 

The radius of the circle passing through the foci of the ellipse

9x2 + 16y2 = 144 and having its centre at (0, 3), is