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Ellipse focal relation for JEE

Sections of conics, equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in standard forms

Formula

\(c^2=a^2-b^2,\quad e=\dfrac{c}{a}\)

Variables: \(c\) is focal distance, \(e\) is eccentricity.

Conditions: For ellipse \(a>b>0\), hence \(0<e<1\).

Finding foci, eccentricity, directrices.

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