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
: 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