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Published on: August 13, 2026
Let the eccentricity of an ellipse 
is reciprocal to that of the hyperbola 
. If the ellipse intersects the hyperbola at right angles, then square of length of the latus-rectum of the ellipse is___
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
2
(2) 
Since the curves intersect each other orthogonally
The ellipse and the hyperbola are confocal
foci 
For ellipse a. 
Length of L.R. 
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