Q54 / 90 · JEE Main 2023 (01 Feb Shift 2) · Mathematics
The line is the directrix of the ellipse with the corresponding focus . If the tangent to at the point in the first quadrant passes through the point and intersects the -axis at , then is equal to _____ .
Correct answer: 39
Solution
Given,
The line is the directrix of the ellipse with the corresponding focus ,
So, equation of directrix is given by
And distance of corresponding focus is given by,
So, from both equation we get,
Hence,
Now using eccentricity formula we get,
Now equation of tangent to ellipse at point is given by,
Now given tangent passes through ,
So,
Now, point will be
And intersection of tangent with axis will give
Hence, by distance formula we get,
Hence, the correct answer is 39.