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JEE Main 9 January 2020, Shift 2, Maths Q65

Question 65 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 15 of 25, Section A.

The length of the minor axis (along

y

-axis) of an ellipse in the standard form is

\frac{4}{\sqrt3}

. If this ellipse touches the line,

x+6y=8

; then its eccentricity is :

(1) $\frac{1}{3}\sqrt{\frac{11}{3}}$
(2) $\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{\frac{11}{3}}$ Official answer
(3) $\sqrt{\frac{5}{6}}$
(4) $\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}$

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key (Jan 2020).

Chapter: Conic Sections
Topic: Ellipse Eccentricity
Idea tested: Eccentricity calculation

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