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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: 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=2a2⇒3a21−e2=2a21−e2=2/3⇒e2=1/3⇒e=1/3