JEE Main 2020 — Ellipse Question with Solution
JEE Main 2020 (06 Sep Shift 1)
Question
Which of the following points lies on the locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn upon any tangent to the ellipse, from any of its foci?
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Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
C
Step-by-step explanation
Foot of perpendicular from focus upon any tangent lies on auxiliary circle
So equation of locus is:
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