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Two concentric ellipses are such that the foci of one are on the other and their major axes are equal. Let e and e' be their eccentricities. Then,

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a

the quadrilateral formed by joining the foci of the two ellipses is a parallelogram

b

none of these

c

the angle θ between their axes is given by θ=cos11e2+1e21e2e2

d

If e2 + e'2 = 1, then the angle between the axes of the two ellipses is 90°

answer is A, B, C.

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Clearly, O is the midpoint of SS', and HH'.

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Therefore, the diagonals of quadrilateral HSH'S' bisect each other. So it is a parallelogram.
Let H'OH = 2r. Then, OH = r = ae'.
The point H lies on
x2a2+y2b2=1( Suppose )r2cos2θa2+r2sin2θb2=1e2cos2θ+e2sin2θ1e2=1    b2=a21e2 or e2cos2θe2cos2θ1e2=1e21e2
or cos2θ=1e2+1e21e2e2  or θ=cos11e2+1e21e2e2  For θ=90, e2+e2e2e2=1e2e2 or e2+e'2=1

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