Mathematics · 2018
JEE Main · 16 April 2018, Shift 1 · Q81
If the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse is 4 units and the distance between a focus and its nearest vertex on the major axis is 3/2 units,…
If the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse is $\displaystyle 4$ units and the distance between a focus and its nearest vertex on the major axis is $\displaystyle \frac{3}{2}$ units, then its eccentricity is :
Official answer
(2)
$\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}$
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