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Let be the hyperbola, whose foci are and eccentricity is . Then the length of its latus rectum is :
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Correct answer: C
- Identify the center and transverse axis
The foci are given as
So the center is the midpoint of the foci:
Since both foci lie on the horizontal line , the hyperbola has horizontal transverse axis.
Thus its standard form is
- Use the focal distance
For a hyperbola,
and eccentricity is
From the foci, the distance of each focus from the center is
Given eccentricity
So
Substitute :
Hence,
- Find
Using
we get
- Length of latus rectum
For the hyperbola
the length of the latus rectum is
Substitute and :
- Match with options
corresponds to Option C.
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