JEE MainMathematicsEllipseMCQ+4 / −1
Consider ellipses . Let be the circle which touches the four chords joining the end points (one on minor axis and another on major axis) of the ellipse . If is the radius of the circle , then the value of is :
- A2870
- B3210
- C3320
- D3080
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Correct answer: D
- Write the ellipse in standard form
Given
Divide by appropriately:
So the semi-axes are
with , hence the major axis is along the -axis and minor axis along the -axis.
Thus the four endpoints are
- Find the four chords joining one major-axis endpoint and one minor-axis endpoint
These are the lines joining:
- to
- to
- to
- to
Their equations are
Equivalently,
These four lines are symmetric about the origin, so the circle touching all four must be centered at the origin.
- Radius of the circle touching these four lines
The radius is the perpendicular distance from the origin to any one of these lines. Take
In standard form:
Distance from is
Hence
Now
Therefore
- Compute the sum
We need
Use formulas:
So
- Match with the options
corresponds to Option D.
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