Q40 / 90 · JEE Main 2024 (31 Jan Shift 1) · Mathematics
Let the foci and length of the latus rectum of an ellipse , be and , respectively. Then, the square of the eccentricity of the hyperbola equals
Correct answer: 51
Solution
Given,
Ellipse
And its focii and its latusrectum
So, and
Now, using the formula eccentricity we get,
and
Now, finding eccentricity of hyperbola,
We know that formula of eccentricity of hyperbola is given by, where
Hence, the correct answer is 51.