JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2015

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    Locus of the middle points of all chords of\[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{4}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{9}=1\], which are at a distance of\[2\] units from the vertex of parabola\[{{y}^{2}}=-8ax\],

    A) \[{{\left( \frac{{{x}^{2}}}{4}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{9} \right)}^{2}}=\frac{xy}{6}\]

    B) \[{{\left( \frac{{{x}^{2}}}{4}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{9} \right)}^{2}}=\left( \frac{{{x}^{2}}}{16}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{81} \right)\]

    C)  \[\left( \frac{{{x}^{2}}}{4}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{9} \right)=\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{9}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{4}\]

    D)  None of the above

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Let \[(h,\,\,k)\] be the mid-point of a chord of the ellipse\[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{4}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{9}=1\]. Then, its equation is                 \[\frac{hx}{4}+\frac{ky}{9}-1=\frac{{{h}^{2}}}{9}+\frac{{{k}^{2}}}{9}-1\]      \[[\because \,\,T={{S}_{1}}]\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{hx}{4}+\frac{ky}{9}=\frac{{{h}^{2}}}{4}+\frac{{{k}^{2}}}{9}\] Since, it is a distance of 2 units from the vertex \[(0,\,\,0)\] of the parabola\[{{y}^{2}}=-8ax\]. \[\therefore \]  \[\left| \frac{\frac{{{h}^{2}}}{4}+\frac{{{k}^{2}}}{9}}{\sqrt{\frac{{{h}^{2}}}{16}+\frac{{{k}^{2}}}{81}}} \right|=2\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{\left( \frac{{{h}^{2}}}{4}+\frac{{{k}^{2}}}{9} \right)}^{2}}=4\left( \frac{{{h}^{2}}}{16}+\frac{{{k}^{2}}}{81} \right)\] Hence, the locus of \[(h,\,\,k)\] is                 \[{{\left( \frac{{{x}^{2}}}{4}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{9} \right)}^{2}}=4\left( \frac{{{x}^{2}}}{16}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{81} \right)\]


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