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Afocus of an ellipse is at the origin. The directrix is the line `x""=""4`and the eccentricity is 1/2. Then the lengthof the semimajor axis is(1) `8/3`(2)`2/3`(3)`4/3`(4)`5/3`

Answer» `a/e - ae = 4`
`a(1- e^2)/e = 4`
`a((1-1/4)/(1/2)) = 4`
`a*(3/4)/(1/2) = 4`
`a = 4*1/2 *4/3 `
`a= 8/3`
option 1 is correct


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