The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at the origin is . If one of its directrices is , then the equation of the normal to it at is :
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)✓ Correct
- (D)
Answer: (C)
Solution
From and the directrix we get , and , so the ellipse is . Differentiating, , so ; at that is . The normal then has slope , giving , which tidies to .
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