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AP EAMCET · Maths · Ellipse

The lengths of the sides of the rectangle of greatest area that can be inscribed in the ellipse \(x^2+4 y^2=64\) are

  1. A \(6 \sqrt{2}, 4 \sqrt{2}\)
  2. B \(8 \sqrt{2}, 4 \sqrt{2}\)
  3. C \(8 \sqrt{2}, 8 \sqrt{2}\)
  4. D \(16 \sqrt{2}, 4 \sqrt{2}\)
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(B) \(8 \sqrt{2}, 4 \sqrt{2}\)

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Equation of given ellipse is \(\begin{array}{rlrl} & x^2+4 y^2 =64 \\ \Rightarrow & \frac{x^2}{64}+\frac{y^2}{16} =1 \end{array}\) Let the vertex \(P(8 \cos \theta, 4 \sin \theta)\) of the rectangle \(P Q R S\) having greatest area.…