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

Which of the following points lies on the locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn upon any tangent to the ellipse, \(\frac{x^{2}}{4}+\frac{y^{2}}{2}=1\) from any of its foci?

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

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Let foot of perpendicular is \(( h , k )\) \(\frac{x^{2}}{4}+\frac{y^{2}}{2}=1 \quad(\) Given \()\) \(a=2, b=\sqrt{2}, e=\sqrt{1-\frac{2}{4}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\) \(\therefore\) Focus \(( ae , 0)=(\sqrt{2}, 0)\) Equation of tangent \(y=m x+\sqrt{a^{2} m^{2}+b^{2}}\)…
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