Related Formula
Eccentricity for ellipse (a$a) and hyperbola are calculated as:
e₁² = 1 - (a²)/(b²)$$e_1^2 = 1 - \frac{a^2}{b^2}$$
e₂² = 1 + (b²)/(a²)$$e_2^2 = 1 + \frac{b^2}{a^2}$$
Core Logic
Since b < 5$b < 5$, for the ellipse (x²)/(b²) + (y²)/(25) = 1$\frac{x^2}{b^2} + \frac{y^2}{25} = 1$, the major axis is along the y$y$-axis:
e₁² = 1 - (b²)/(25)$$e_1^2 = 1 - \frac{b^2}{25}$$
For the hyperbola (x²)/(16) - (y²)/(b²) = 1$\frac{x^2}{16} - \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$:
e₂² = 1 + (b²)/(16)$$e_2^2 = 1 + \frac{b^2}{16}$$
Given e₁² e₂² = 1$e_1^2 e_2^2 = 1$:
(1 - (b²)/(25))(1 + (b²)/(16)) = 1$$\left(1 - \frac{b^2}{25}\right)\left(1 + \frac{b^2}{16}\right) = 1$$
1 + (b²)/(16) - (b²)/(25) - (b⁴)/(400) = 1 (9b²)/(400) = (b⁴)/(400) b² = 9$$1 + \frac{b^2}{16} - \frac{b^2}{25} - \frac{b^4}{400} = 1 \implies \frac{9b^2}{400} = \frac{b^4}{400} \implies b^2 = 9$$
Step 1: Calculate Foci Locations
Substituting b² = 9$b^2 = 9$:
Ellipse foci: ae₁ = 5 · √(1 - (9)/(25)) = 5 · (4)/(5) = 4$ae_1 = 5 \cdot \sqrt{1 - \frac{9}{25}} = 5 \cdot \frac{4}{5} = 4$. Foci lie along y$y$-axis: (0, ± 4)$(0, \pm 4)$.
Hyperbola foci: ae₂ = 4 · √(1 + (9)/(16)) = 4 · (5)/(4) = 5$ae_2 = 4 \cdot \sqrt{1 + \frac{9}{16}} = 4 \cdot \frac{5}{4} = 5$. Foci lie along x$x$-axis: (± 5, 0)$(\pm 5, 0)$.
Step 2: Construct the New Ellipse
The new ellipse passes through (0, ± 4)$(0, \pm 4)$ and (± 5, 0)$(\pm 5, 0)$. Thus, its semi-major axis is A = 5$A = 5$ along the x$x$-axis and semi-minor axis is B = 4$B = 4$ along the y$y$-axis:
E = √(1 - (B²)/(A²)) = √(1 - (16)/(25)) = (3)/(5)$$E = \sqrt{1 - \frac{B^2}{A^2}} = \sqrt{1 - \frac{16}{25}} = \frac{3}{5}$$
Pattern Recognition
When a conic passes through points directly on the axes like (± alpha, 0)$(\pm alpha, 0)$ and (0, ± β)$(0, \pm \beta)$, those points immediately represent the semi-axes values A$A$ and B$B$.
Chapter Mix
Class 11 Mathematics: Conic Sections