A ray of light through (2, 1) is reflected at a point P on the y-axis and then passes through the point (5, 3). If this reflected ray is the directrix of any ellipse with eccentricity 1/3 and the distance of the nearer focus from this directrix is 8/√53, then the equation of the other directrix can be:
A ray of light through (2, 1) is reflected at a point P on the y-axis and then passes through the point (5, 3). If this reflected ray is the directrix of any ellipse with eccentricity 1/3 and the distance of the nearer focus from this directrix is 8/√53, then the equation of the other directrix can be:
Reflected point of (2,1) about y-axis is (-2,1).
Reflected ray passes through (-2,1) and (5,3).
Equation: (y-1)/ (x+2) = (3-1)/ (5+2) = 2/7 ⇒ 2x - 7y + 11 = 0.
This is one directrix. Let the other be 2x - 7y + α = 0.
Distance between directrices = 2a/e = |11-α|/√53.
Distance from focus to directrix = a/e
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