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Class XI Chapter <strong>11</strong> – Conic Section Maths<br />

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The coordinates of the foci are 0, 5 3 .<br />

The coordinates of the vertices are (0, ±10).<br />

Length of major axis = 2a= 20<br />

Length of minor axis = 2b= 10<br />

c 5 3 3<br />

Eccentricity, e = a 10 2<br />

Length of latus rectum<br />

2<br />

2b<br />

225 5<br />

<br />

a 10<br />

Question 5:<br />

Find the coordinates of the foci, the vertices, the length of major axis, the minor axis, the<br />

2 2<br />

x y<br />

eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse 1<br />

49 36<br />

Solution 5:<br />

2 2<br />

2 2<br />

x y x y<br />

The given equation is 1or<br />

1<br />

2 2<br />

49 36 7 6<br />

2<br />

2<br />

x<br />

y<br />

Here, the denominator of is greater than the denominator of .<br />

49<br />

36<br />

Therefore, the major axis is along the x-axis, while the minor axis is along the y-axis.<br />

2 2<br />

x y<br />

On comparing the given equation with 1 , we obtain a = 7 and b = 6.<br />

2 2<br />

a b<br />

2 2<br />

c a b<br />

<br />

49 36 13<br />

Therefore,<br />

The coordinates of the foci are <br />

13,0<br />

The coordinates of the vertices are ( ±7, 0).<br />

Length of major axis = 2a= 14<br />

Length of minor axis = 2b= 12<br />

c 13<br />

Eccentricity, e = a 7<br />

2<br />

2b<br />

236 72<br />

Length of latus rectum = <br />

a 7 7<br />

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