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Q.

If y = x  and  3y+2x=0 are the equations 

of a pair of conjugate diameters of an ellipse, then the

  eccentricity of the ellipse is 

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a

2/3

b

1/3

c

1/2

d

2/5

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

: Let the equation of the ellipse be  

x2/a2+y2/b2=1 

Slope of the given diameters are  m1=1,m2=2/3 

m1m2=2/3=b2/a2

[using the condition of conjugacy of two diameters] 

3b2=2a23a21e2=2a21e2=2/3e2=1/3e=1/3     

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