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JEE Main 2025 — 28 January, Morning Shift — Question 25

Let E1:x29+y24=1E_{1}: \frac{x^{2}}{9}+\frac{y^{2}}{4}=1 be an ellipse. Ellipses Ei′E_{i}^{\prime} 's are constructed such that their centres and eccentricities are same as that of E1E_{1}, and the length of minor axis of EiE_{i} is the length of major axis of Ei+1(i≥1)E_{i+1}(i \geq 1). If AiA_{i} is the area of the ellipse EiE_{i}, then 5π(∑i=1∞Ai)\frac{5}{\pi}\left(\sum_{i=1}^{\infty} \mathrm{A}_{\mathrm{i}}\right), is equal to ….\ldots ..

Answer: 54

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Step-by-step solution

E1=x29+y24⇒e=1−49=53E_{1}=\frac{x^{2}}{9}+\frac{y^{2}}{4} \Rightarrow e=\sqrt{1-\frac{4}{9}}=\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}

E2:x2a2+y24=1\mathrm{E}_{2}: \frac{\mathrm{x}^{2}}{\mathrm{a}^{2}}+\frac{\mathrm{y}^{2}}{4}=1

e=53=1−a24⇒59=1−a24e=\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}=\sqrt{1-\frac{\mathrm{a}^{2}}{4}} \Rightarrow \frac{5}{9}=1-\frac{\mathrm{a}^{2}}{4}

a2=169\mathrm{a}^{2}=\frac{16}{9}

E2:x2169+y24=1E_{2}: \frac{x^{2}}{\frac{16}{9}}+\frac{y^{2}}{4}=1

E3:x2169+y2b2=1E_{3}: \frac{x^{2}}{\frac{16}{9}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1

e=53=1−b2169⇒ b2=6481\mathrm{e}=\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}=\sqrt{1-\frac{\mathrm{b}^{2}}{\frac{16}{9}}} \Rightarrow \mathrm{~b}^{2}=\frac{64}{81}

E3=x2169+y26481=1E_{3}=\frac{x^{2}}{\frac{16}{9}}+\frac{y^{2}}{\frac{64}{81}}=1

A1=π×3×2⇒6π\mathrm{A}_{1}=\pi \times 3 \times 2 \Rightarrow 6 \pi

A2=π×43×2=8π3\mathrm{A}_{2}=\pi \times \frac{4}{3} \times 2=\frac{8 \pi}{3}

A3=π×43×89=32π27\mathrm{A}_{3}=\pi \times \frac{4}{3} \times \frac{8}{9}=\frac{32 \pi}{27}

∑i=1∞Ai=6π+8π3+32π27+…∞⇒6π1−49⇒54π5\sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{\infty} \mathrm{A}_{\mathrm{i}}=6 \pi+\frac{8 \pi}{3}+\frac{32 \pi}{27}+\ldots \infty \Rightarrow \frac{6 \pi}{1-\frac{4}{9}} \Rightarrow \frac{54 \pi}{5}

∴5π∑i=1∞Ai⇒5π×54π5=54\therefore \frac{5}{\pi} \sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{\infty} \mathrm{A}_{\mathrm{i}} \Rightarrow \frac{5}{\pi} \times \frac{54 \pi}{5}=54

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Ellipse
Topic
Concyclic Points on an Ellipse