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If the latus rectum of a hyperbola forms an equilateral triangle with the centre of the hyperbola, then its eccentricity is

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a

5+12

b

11+12

c

13+123

d

13-123

answer is C.

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from triangle Cs=ae, SL=b2a

from le CSL,

tan 300=b2aae 13=b2a2e=a2 e2-1a2e 3e2-1=e 3e2-e-3=0 e=1±1-4(3)(-3)2(3)        =1±1323 e=13+123 ( e > 0)

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