JEE Main 2021MathematicsEllipseTangent To EllipsemediumMCQ

JEE Main 2021Ellipse Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift

Question

If the points of intersections of the ellipse and the
circle x2 + y2 = 4b, b > 4 lie on the curve y2 = 3x2, then b is equal to :

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Show full solutionCorrect option: A
Correct answer
A12

Step-by-step explanation

... (1)

.... (2)

.... (3)

From eq (2) and (3)

x2 = b and y2 = 3b

From equation (1)





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