If the eccentricity of the hyperbola x2−y2sec2α=5 is 3 times the eccentricity of the ellipse x2sec2α+y2=25, then a value of α is
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a
π6
b
π4
c
π3
d
π2
answer is B.
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For the hyperbola x25−y25cos2α=1we havee12=1+b2a2=1+5cos2α5=1+cos2αFor the ellipse x225cos2α+y225=1we havee22=1−25cos2α25=sin2αGiven that e1=3e2∴ e12=3e22 or 1+cos2α=3sin2α or 2=4sin2α or sinα=12