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WBJEE · Maths · Ellipse

Sand \(T\) are the foci of an ellipse and \(B\) is the end point of the minor axis. If \(S T B\) is equilateral triangle, the eccentricity of the ellipse is

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

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Equation of the ellipse is \[ \frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1 \] Foci are \(S(a e, 0), T(-a e, 0)\) \(B(0, b)\) is the end of the minor axis. STB is an equilateral triangle. \[ \begin{aligned} S B &=S T \\ S B^{2} &=S T^{2} \end{aligned} \]…