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If the distance between the foci of an ellipse is 6 and the distance between its directrices is 12, then the length of its latus rectum is:
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Remember that the product of the focal distance ($2ae$) and the directrix distance ($2a/e$) is $4a^2$. This is a fast way to find $a^2$ directly!
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$3\sqrt{2}$
$\sqrt{2}$
$2\sqrt{2}$
$4\sqrt{2}$
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