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The latus rectum of an ellipse is
Aa chord joining the two vertices of the ellipse
Ba chord through a focus perpendicular to the major axis
Cthe chord joining the two ends of the minor axis
Da tangent drawn at either vertex of the ellipse
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. a chord through a focus perpendicular to the major axis
A latus rectum passes through a focus at right angles to the major axis, meeting the ellipse at two points.
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