Find the eccentricity of an ellipse whose latus rectum is one half of its minor axis.


Let the equation of the required ellipse is


…(i)


It is given that,



We know that,



and Length of Minor Axis = 2b


So, according to the given condition,





2b = a …(ii)


Now, we have to find the eccentricity


We know that,


…(iii)


where, c2 = a2 – b2


So, c2 = (2b)2 – b2 [from (ii)]


c2 = 4b2 – b2


c2 = 3b2


c = √3b2


c = b√3


Substituting the value of c and a in eq. (iii), we get





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