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Find the eccentricity of an ellipse beween whose foci is 10 and that between focus and corresponding directirx is 15

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The correct Answer is:
`(1)/(2)`
W have 2ae =10 or ae=5
and `(a)/(e)-ae=15`
`rArr(5)/(e^(2))-5=15`
`rArr(5)/(e^(2))=20`
`:. e=(1)/(2)`
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