Consider a circle and an ellipse. The radius of the circle is equal to the minor axis of the ellipse. The eccentricity of the ellipse is . Consider a random point inside the ellipse. The probability that the point lies outside the circle and inside the ellipse is . Find the value of .
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Let the length of major and minor axes be a and b respectively.
Area of an ellipse = π a b
Area of a circle = π b 2
Area outside the circle and inside the ellipse = π a b − π b 2
Probability, P = π a b π a b − π b 2
P = a a − b
Eccentricity, e = 1 − a 2 b 2
P = 1 − 1 − e 2
P = 1 − 1 − 5 2 3 2
P = 1 − 1 − 2 5 9
P = 1 − 2 5 1 6
P = 1 − 5 4
P = 5 1
1 + 5 = 6