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MathsHardMCQ2015 ยท 04 Apr

Q72.The area (in sq. units) of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents at the end points of the latus ractum to the x2 y2 ellipse 9 + 5 = 1, is (1) 27 (2) 274 (3) 18 (4) 272

What This Question Tests

This question demands finding the endpoints of the latus rectum, writing tangent equations at those points, determining the vertices of the quadrilateral formed, and then calculating its area.

Concepts Tested

Equation of ellipseLatus rectumEccentricityEquation of tangent at a pointArea of quadrilateral

Formulas Used

x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 = 1

e^2 = 1 - b^2/a^2

Latus Rectum endpoints (ยฑae, ยฑb^2/a)

Tangent equation xx1/a^2 + yy1/b^2 = 1

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