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If the length and breadth of a rectangle of maximum area that can be inscribed in an ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1 are 82 and 42 respectively, then the eccentricity of that ellipse is

  1. A 12
  2. B 32
  3. C 14
  4. D 13
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(B) 32

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Ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1 ∙ Coordinates of vertices of a rectangle inscribed in ellipse are +acosθ,+bsinθ Area of Rectangle =2acosθ2bsinθ =2absin2θ square units. For area to be maximum sin2θ=1 ⇒θ=π4 Length =2acosθ=82 unit…