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Eccentricity of ellipse , if it passes through point (9, 5) and (12, 4) is

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Calculation 

Given 

At (9, 5)

......(1)

At (12,4)

.......(2)

From eq. (2) - eq. (1):

⇒ 

⇒ 

e = = =

Hence option 4 is correct

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