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Find the equation of an ellipse whose eccentricity is `2/3`, the latus rectum is `5` and the centre is at the origin.

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Given, that `e=2/3` and latus rectum `=5`
i.e, `(2b^(2))/a=5rArrb^(2)=(5a)/2`
we know that, `b^(2)=a^(2)(1-e^(2))`
`rArr (5a)/2=a^(2)(1-4/9)`
`rArr 5/2=(5a)/9rArra=9//2rArra^(2)=81/4`
`rArr b^(2)=(5xx9)/(2xx2)=45/4`
So the required equation of the ellipse is `(4x^(2))/81+(4y^(2))/45=1`
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