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If the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse x2+4y2+2x+8yλ=0 is 4, and l is the length of its major axis, then λ+l is equal to _______.

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answer is 75.

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x2+4y2+2x+8yλ=0x2+2x+1+4y2+2y+1=λ+5(x+1)2λ+5+(y+1)2λ+54=1,(λ5)Length of latus rectum=2b2a=42(λ+5)4=4(λ+5)λ+5=8λ=59 l=Length of major axis=2a=2λ+5=264=16λ+=59+16=75λ+=75

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