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Find the eccentricity of an ellipse if the distance between its directrix is three times the distance between its foci

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उत्तर

Let the equation of the ellipse be

`x^2/"a"^2 + y^2/"b"^2` = 1

It is given that,

distance between directrices is three times the distance between the foci.

∴ `(2"a")/"e"` = 3(2ae)

∴ 1 = 3e2

∴ e2 = `1/3`

∴ e = `1/sqrt(3)`.    ...[∵ 0 < e < 1]

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