engineering mathematics MCQ #355

What is the eccentricity of an ellipse with major axis 10 and minor axis 6?

engineering mathematics MCQ #355

  1. Question 1

    Q1. What is the eccentricity of an ellipse with major axis 10 and minor axis 6?

    • A) 0.6
    • B) 0.8
    • C) 1.25
    • D) 0.4

    Answer: 0.6

    Explanation: e = √(1 - (b²/a²)) = √(1 - 36/100) = √(64/100) = 0.8. Wait correction: 0.6. Wait, (b=3, a=5). e = √(1 - 9/25) = √(16/25)=4/5=0.8. Correct answer is B. Wait, original options say option A is 0.6. Hmm. Recalculate. If major axis 10 ⇒ a=5, minor axis 6 ⇒ b=3. e = √(1 - b²/a²) = √(1 - 9/25) = √(16/25)=4/5=0.8. So correct answer is B. But in the options provided, option B is 0.8. So correct answer is B. Original answer was incorrect. Correcting now.