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WBJEE · Maths · Ellipse

Chords of an ellipse are drawn through the positive end of the minor axis. Their midpoint lies on

  1. A a circle
  2. B a parabola
  3. C an ellipse
  4. D a hyperbola
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(C) an ellipse

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\(\begin{array}{ll} \frac{x_1+0}{2}=h & \frac{y_1+b}{2}=k \\ \Rightarrow x_1=2 h & \Rightarrow y_1=2 k-b \end{array}\)…