JEE Main 2014MathematicsParabolaHardMCQ

JEE Main 2014Parabola Question with Solution

JEE Main 2014 (06 Apr)

Question

The locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn from the centre of the ellipse x2+3y2=6 on any tangent to it is 

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Correct answer
Ax2 + y22=6x2+2y2

Step-by-step explanation

The centre of the given ellipse 0,0
The general equation of a tangent to the ellipse

x 2 a 2 + y 2 b 2 = 1   is  y=mx±a2m2+b2        ...1   

Given ellipse : x26+y22=1

A perpendicular line from the centre is y=-xm       ...2

Eliminating m,  from 1 and 2

y=-xyx± a2x2y2+b2

y2=-x2±a2x2y2+b2

∴ x2+y2=±a2x2+b2y2

Squaring both sides,

x2+y22=a2x2+b2y2=6x2+2y2

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