The length of the latus rectum of the parabola 289(x−3)2+(y−1)2=(15x−8y+13)2 is equal to
We can write the given equation as
(x−3)2+(y−1)2=|15x−8y+13|17
This represents a parabola with focus at (3, 1) and directrix as 15x-8y+ 13 =0.
L= length of latus rectum
=2[distance of focus from the directrix]
=2|15(3)−8(1)+13|17=10017≃5.88