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QJEEM25Mab3b8: JEE Main 2025 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM25Mab3b8 Solution: The length of the chord of the ellipse , whose mid-point is ,…

The length of the chord of the ellipse x24+y22=1\frac{x^2}{4}+\frac{y^2}{2}=1 , whose mid-point is (1,12)\left(1, \frac{1}{2}\right) , is :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 2315\frac{2}{3} \sqrt{15}
  • B 1315\frac{1}{3} \sqrt{15}
  • C 15\sqrt{15}
  • D 5315\frac{5}{3} \sqrt{15}

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amp;amp;T=S1amp;x⋅14+y⋅1/22=14+18amp;x+y=32amp; solve with ellipse amp;PRamp;=(x2−x1)2+(y2−y1)2amp;=2∣x2−x1∣\begin{aligned}&\begin{aligned}& \mathrm{T}=\mathrm{S}_1 \\& \frac{\mathrm{x} \cdot 1}{4}+\frac{\mathrm{y} \cdot 1 / 2}{2}=\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{8} \\& \mathrm{x}+\mathrm{y}=\frac{3}{2}\end{aligned}\\&\text { solve with ellipse }\\&\begin{aligned}\mathrm{PR} & =\sqrt{\left(\mathrm{x}_2-\mathrm{x}_1\right)^2+\left(\mathrm{y}_2-\mathrm{y}_1\right)^2} \\& =\sqrt{2}\left|\mathrm{x}_2-\mathrm{x}_1\right|\end{aligned}\end{aligned}

JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift Mathematics - Ellipse Question 4 English Explanation

amp;y2=32−x2amp;y1=32−x1amp;y2−y1=x2−x1amp;x2+2y2=4amp;x2+2(32−x)2=4amp;6x2−12x+1=0amp;x1+x2=2amp;x1x2=1/6amp;∣x2−x1∣=(x2+x1)2−4x1x2amp;=4−4/6amp;PR=2⋅2⋅523=2315\begin{aligned}& y_2=\frac{3}{2}-x_2 \\& y_1=\frac{3}{2}-x_1 \\& y_2-y_1=x_2-x_1 \\& x^2+2 y^2=4 \\& x^2+2\left(\frac{3}{2}-x\right)^2=4 \\& 6 x^2-12 x+1=0 \\& x_1+x_2=2 \\& x_1 x_2=1 / 6 \\& \left|x_2-x_1\right|=\sqrt{\left(x_2+x_1\right)^2-4 x_1 x_2} \\& \quad=\sqrt{4-4 / 6} \\& P R=\sqrt{2} \cdot 2 \cdot \frac{\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{2} \sqrt{3}}=\frac{2}{3} \sqrt{15}\end{aligned}

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