- $\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}$
- $\frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}$
- $\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{4}$
- $\text{none of these}$
- $\text{e}=\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}$
Solution:
According to the question, the distance between the foci is equal to the length of the latus rectum.
$\frac{2\text{b}^2}{\text{a}}=2\text{ae}$
$\Rightarrow\text{b}^2=\text{a}^2\text{e}$
Now, $\text{e}=\sqrt{1-\frac{\text{b}^2}{\text{a}^2}}$
$\Rightarrow\text{e}=\sqrt{1-\frac{\text{a}^2\text{e}}{\text{a}^2}}$
$\Rightarrow\text{e}=\sqrt{1-\text{e}}$
On squaring both sides, we get:
$\text{e}^2\text{e}-1=0$
$\Rightarrow\text{e}=\frac{-1\pm\sqrt{1+4}}{2}$
$\Rightarrow\text{e}=\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}$ $(\because\text{e}\text{ cannot be negative}\big)$
