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JEE Main 2 April 2026, Shift 2, Maths Q23

Question 23 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 23 of 25, Section B.

Let AA be the point (3,0)(3, 0) and circles with variable diameter ABAB touch the circle x2+y2=36x^2 + y^2 = 36 internally. Let the curve CC be the locus of the point BB. If the eccentricity of CC is ee, then 72e272e^2 is equal to

Official answer

18

NTA final key.

Chapter
Conic Sections
Topic
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Idea tested
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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.