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Tangents are drawn to the ellipse \(\frac{x^{2}}{9}+\frac{y^{2}}{5}=1\) at the ends of both latusrectum. The area of the quadrilateral, so formed is

  1. A 27 sq units
  2. B \(\frac{13}{2}\) sq units
  3. C \(\frac{15}{4} \mathrm{sq}\) units
  4. D 45 sq units
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(A) 27 sq units

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We have, \(\frac{x^{2}}{9}+\frac{y^{2}}{5}=1\) \(\Rightarrow \quad a=3\) and \(b=\sqrt{5}\) \(\begin{aligned} \therefore \quad e &=\sqrt{1-\frac{b^{2}}{a^{2}}} \\ &=\sqrt{1-\frac{5}{9}}=\frac{2}{3} \end{aligned}\) \(\therefore\) Foci \(=(\pm a e, 0)\)…