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AP EAMCET · Maths · Ellipse

'The product of perpendiculars from the two foci of the ellipse \(\frac{x^2}{9}+\frac{y^2}{25}=1\) on the tangent at any point on the ellipse is

  1. A 6
  2. B 7
  3. C 8
  4. D 9
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(D) 9

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Given equation of ellipse is \(\frac{x^2}{9}+\frac{y^2}{25}=1\), Here \(b \gt a\) \(\begin{aligned} & \therefore c^2=b^2-a^2=25-9=16 \Rightarrow c= \pm 4 \\ & \text { foci }=(0, \pm 4) \end{aligned}\) Let the tangent be \(y=m x+C\) where…