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The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at the origin is 1 2 . If one of its directrices is x=-4 , then the equation of the normal to it at…

JEE Main 2017 — Mathematics Coordinate Geometry

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The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at the origin is 12\frac{1}{2}21​ . If one of its directrices is x=−4x=-4x=−4 , then the equation of the normal to it at (1,32)(1,\frac{3}{2})(1,23​) is:

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Held on 2 Apr 2017 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    2y−x=22y-x=22y−x=2

  2. B

    4x−2y=14x-2y=14x−2y=1

  3. C

    4x+2y=74x+2y=74x+2y=7

  4. D

    x+2y=4x+2y=4x+2y=4

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