Let the length of a latus rectum of an ellipse
be 10. If its eccentricity is the minimum value of the function
, then
is equal to:
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Given that the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse
is 10, we have:

Next, consider the function
. To find its minimum value, we calculate the derivative:

Plugging
into
gives the minimum value:

Thus, the eccentricity
of the ellipse is
, so
.
Using the eccentricity formula for an ellipse:

Rearranging gives:

From equation (1),
. Substituting, we have:

Solving for
,
and therefore 
Finally, calculate
:

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