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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 10.2 parabola,ellipse,hyperbola

If the tangent at a point on the ellipse \(\frac{{{x^2}}}{{27}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{3} = 1\) meets the coordinate axes at \(A\) and \(B,\)  and  \(O\)  is the origin, then the minimum area (in sq. units) of the triangle \(OAB\)  is

  1. A \(3\sqrt 3\)
  2. B \(\frac {9}{2}\)
  3. C \(9\)
  4. D \(\frac {9}{\sqrt 3}\)
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(C) \(9\)

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Equation of tangent to ellipse \(\frac{x}{{\sqrt {27} }}\cos \theta + \frac{y}{{\sqrt 3 }}\sin \theta = 1\) Area bounded by line and co-ordinate axis \(\Delta = \frac{1}{2}.\frac{{\sqrt {27} }}{{\cos \,\theta }}.\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{{\sin \theta }} = \frac{9}{{\sin 2\theta }}\)…
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