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QJEEM25Maa863: JEE Main 2025 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM25Maa863 Solution: Let the product of the focal distances of the point on the…

Let the product of the focal distances of the point (3,12)\left(\sqrt{3}, \frac{1}{2}\right) on the ellipse \frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1,(a>b) , be 74\frac{7}{4} . Then the absolute difference of the eccentricities of two such ellipses is

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 1−223\frac{1-2 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}}
  • B 1−32\frac{1-\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{2}}
  • C 3−2223\frac{3-2 \sqrt{2}}{2 \sqrt{3}}
  • D 3−2232\frac{3-2 \sqrt{2}}{3 \sqrt{2}}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

amp; Product of focal distances =(a+ex1)(a−ex1)amp;=a2−e2x12=a2−e2(3)amp;=a2−3e2=74⇒a2=74+3e2amp;⇒4a2=7+12e2amp;&(3,12) lines on x2a2+y2 b2=1amp;∴3a2+14 b2=1amp;3a2+14(a2)(1−e2)=1amp;12(1−e2)+1=4a2(1−e2)amp;13−12e2=(7+12e2)(1−e2)amp;⇒13−12e2=7−7e2+12e2−12e4amp;⇒12e4−17e2+6=0amp;∴e2=17±289−28824=17±124=34&23amp;∴e=32&23amp;∴ difference ==32−23=3−2223\begin{aligned}& \text { Product of focal distances }=\left(\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{ex}_1\right)\left(\mathrm{a}-\mathrm{ex}_1\right) \\& =\mathrm{a}^2-\mathrm{e}^2 \mathrm{x}_1^2=\mathrm{a}^2-\mathrm{e}^2(3) \\& =\mathrm{a}^2-3 \mathrm{e}^2=\frac{7}{4} \Rightarrow \mathrm{a}^2=\frac{7}{4}+3 \mathrm{e}^2 \\& \Rightarrow 4 \mathrm{a}^2=7+12 \mathrm{e}^2 \\& \&\left(\sqrt{3}, \frac{1}{2}\right) \text { lines on } \frac{\mathrm{x}^2}{\mathrm{a}^2}+\frac{\mathrm{y}^2}{\mathrm{~b}^2}=1 \\& \therefore \frac{3}{\mathrm{a}^2}+\frac{1}{4 \mathrm{~b}^2}=1 \\& \frac{3}{\mathrm{a}^2}+\frac{1}{4\left(\mathrm{a}^2\right)\left(1-\mathrm{e}^2\right)}=1 \\& 12\left(1-\mathrm{e}^2\right)+1=4 \mathrm{a}^2\left(1-\mathrm{e}^2\right) \\& 13-12 \mathrm{e}^2=\left(7+12 \mathrm{e}^2\right)\left(1-\mathrm{e}^2\right) \\& \Rightarrow 13-12 \mathrm{e}^2=7-7 \mathrm{e}^2+12 \mathrm{e}^2-12 \mathrm{e}^4 \\& \Rightarrow 12 \mathrm{e}^4-17 \mathrm{e}^2+6=0 \\& \therefore \mathrm{e}^2=\frac{17 \pm \sqrt{289-288}}{24}=\frac{17 \pm 1}{24}=\frac{3}{4} \& \frac{2}{3} \\& \therefore \mathrm{e}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \& \sqrt{\frac{2}{3}} \\& \therefore \text { difference }==\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}-\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}=\frac{3-2 \sqrt{2}}{2 \sqrt{3}}\end{aligned}

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