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An ellipse intersects the hyperbola 2x2−2y2=12x^{2} - 2y^{2} = 1 orthogonally. The eccentricity of the ellipse is reciprocal of that of the hyperbola. If the axes of the ellipse are along the coordinate axes, then

Answers: A. equation of ellipse is x2+2y2=2x^{2} + 2y^{2} = 2 · B. the foci of ellipse are (±1,0)(\pm 1, 0)

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An ellipse intersects the hyperbola 2x² - 2y² = 1 orthogonally. The eccentricity of the ellipse is reciprocal of that of the hyperbola. If the axes of the ellipse are along the coordinate axes, then Hyperbola: 2x2−2y2=1⇒x21/2−y21/2=1\text{Hyperbola: } 2x^{2} - 2y^{2} = 1 \Rightarrow \dfrac{x^{2}}{1/2} - \dfrac{y^{2}}{1/2} = 1 Ellipse: axes along coordinates; eellipse=1ehyperbola\text{Ellipse: axes along coordinates; } e_{\text{ellipse}} = \dfrac{1}{e_{\text{hyperbola}}} Ellipse and hyperbola intersect orthogonally\text{Ellipse and hyperbola intersect orthogonally} Check which of (1) – (4) is/are correct\text{Check which of (1) – (4) is/are correct} 2x2−2y2=1⇒x21/2−y21/2=12x^{2} - 2y^{2} = 1 \Rightarrow \dfrac{x^{2}}{1/2} - \dfrac{y^{2}}{1/2} = 1 a2=b2=12,eh=1+b2a2=2a^{2} = b^{2} = \dfrac{1}{2},\quad e_{h} = \sqrt{1 + \dfrac{b^{2}}{a^{2}}} = \sqrt{2} ee=1eh=12e_{e} = \dfrac{1}{e_{h}} = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}} x2A2+y2B2=1,ee=1−B2A2=12\dfrac{x^{2}}{A^{2}} + \dfrac{y^{2}}{B^{2}} = 1,\quad e_{e} = \sqrt{1 - \dfrac{B^{2}}{A^{2}}} = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}} ⇒B2A2=12⇒A2=2B2\Rightarrow \dfrac{B^{2}}{A^{2}} = \dfrac{1}{2} \Rightarrow A^{2} = 2B^{2} Orthogonal intersection: tangents ⊥\text{Orthogonal intersection: tangents } \perp ⇒normals ⊥⇒∇F⋅∇G=0\Rightarrow \text{normals } \perp \Rightarrow \nabla F \cdot \nabla G = 0 F=2x2−2y2−1,∇F=(4x, −4y)F = 2x^{2} - 2y^{2} - 1,\quad \nabla F = (4x,\ -4y) G=x2+2y2−2B2,∇G=(2x, 4y)G = x^{2} + 2y^{2} - 2B^{2},\quad \nabla G = (2x,\ 4y) (4x)(2x)+(−4y)(4y)=0(4x)(2x) + (-4y)(4y) = 0 8x2−16y2=0⇒x2=2y28x^{2} - 16y^{2} = 0 \Rightarrow x^{2} = 2y^{2} 2x2−2y2=1,x2=2y22x^{2} - 2y^{2} = 1,\quad x^{2} = 2y^{2} 2(2y2)−2y2=1⇒2y2=1⇒y2=122(2y^{2}) - 2y^{2} = 1 \Rightarrow 2y^{2} = 1 \Rightarrow y^{2} = \dfrac{1}{2} x2=1x^{2} = 1 x2+2y2=2B2⇒1+2⋅12=2B2x^{2} + 2y^{2} = 2B^{2} \Rightarrow 1 + 2\cdot\dfrac{1}{2} = 2B^{2} 2=2B2⇒B2=1,A2=22 = 2B^{2} \Rightarrow B^{2} = 1,\quad A^{2} = 2 Ellipse: x2+2y2=2\text{Ellipse: } x^{2} + 2y^{2} = 2 (1) x2+2y2=2✓(1)\ x^{2} + 2y^{2} = 2 \quad \checkmark (3) x2+2y2=4✗(3)\ x^{2} + 2y^{2} = 4 \quad ✗ c2=A2−B2=2−1=1⇒c=1c^{2} = A^{2} - B^{2} = 2 - 1 = 1 \Rightarrow c = 1 Foci: (±1,0)\text{Foci: } (\pm 1, 0) (2) (±1,0)✓(2)\ (\pm 1, 0) \quad \checkmark (4) (±2,0)✗(4)\ (\pm\sqrt{2}, 0) \quad ✗ Correct: (1) and (2)\boxed{\text{Correct: (1) and (2)}}

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