Ellipse

247 Questions
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift
Let an ellipse $E:{{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$, ${a^2} > {b^2}$, passes through $\left( {\sqrt {{3 \over 2}} ,1} \right)$ and has eccentricity ${1 \over {\sqrt 3 }}$. If a circle, centered at focus F($\alpha$, 0), $\alpha$ > 0, of E and radius ${2 \over {\sqrt 3 }}$, intersects E at two points P and Q, then PQ2 is equal to :
A.
${8 \over 3}$
B.
${4 \over 3}$
C.
${{16} \over 3}$
D.
3
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 22th July Evening Shift
Let ${E_1}:{{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1,a > b$. Let E2 be another ellipse such that it touches the end points of major axis of E1 and the foci of E2 are the end points of minor axis of E1. If E1 and E2 have same eccentricities, then its value is :
A.
${{ - 1 + \sqrt 5 } \over 2}$
B.
${{ - 1 + \sqrt 8 } \over 2}$
C.
${{ - 1 + \sqrt 3 } \over 2}$
D.
${{ - 1 + \sqrt 6 } \over 2}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Evening Shift
Let a tangent be drawn to the ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {27}} + {y^2} = 1$ at $(3\sqrt 3 \cos \theta ,\sin \theta )$ where $0 \in \left( {0,{\pi \over 2}} \right)$. Then the value of $\theta$ such that the sum of intercepts on axes made by this tangent is minimum is equal to :
A.
${{\pi \over 6}}$
B.
${{\pi \over 3}}$
C.
${{\pi \over 8}}$
D.
${{\pi \over 4}}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift
If the points of intersections of the ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {16}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$ and the
circle x2 + y2 = 4b, b > 4 lie on the curve y2 = 3x2, then b is equal to :
A.
12
B.
10
C.
6
D.
5
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Evening Shift
If the curve x2 + 2y2 = 2 intersects the line x + y = 1 at two points P and Q, then the angle subtended by the line segment PQ at the origin is :
A.
${\pi \over 2} - {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 4}} \right)$
B.
${\pi \over 2} + {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 3}} \right)$
C.
${\pi \over 2} - {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 3}} \right)$
D.
${\pi \over 2} + {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 4}} \right)$
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th August Morning Shift
If the minimum area of the triangle formed by a tangent to the ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {{b^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {4{a^2}}} = 1$ and the co-ordinate axis is kab, then k is equal to _______________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift
Let E be an ellipse whose axes are parallel to the co-ordinates axes, having its center at (3, $-$4), one focus at (4, $-$4) and one vertex at (5, $-$4). If mx $-$ y = 4, m > 0 is a tangent to the ellipse E, then the value of 5m2 is equal to _____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift
Let L be a common tangent line to the curves

4x2 + 9y2 = 36 and (2x)2 + (2y)2 = 31. Then the

square of the slope of the line L is __________.
2021 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 2 Online
Let E be the ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {16}} + {{{y^2}} \over 9} = 1$. For any three distinct points P, Q and Q' on E, let M(P, Q) be the mid-point of the line segment joining P and Q, and M(P, Q') be the mid-point of the line segment joining P and Q'. Then the maximum possible value of the distance between M(P, Q) and M(P, Q'), as P, Q and Q' vary on E, is _______.
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

A point moves so that the sum of its distances from $(a e, 0)$ and $(-a e, 0)$ is $2 a$, then the equation to its locus, where $b^2=a^2\left(1-e^2\right)$ is

A.
$\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$
B.
$\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$
C.
$\frac{x^2}{b^2}+\frac{y^2}{a^2}=1$
D.
$\frac{y^2}{b^2}-\frac{x^2}{a^2}=1$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

If $\tan \theta_1, \tan \theta_2=\frac{-a^2}{b^2}$, then the chord joining 2 points $\theta_1$ and $\theta_2$ one the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ will subtend a right angle at

A.
Focus
B.
Center
C.
end of major axis
D.
end of minor axis
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

In an ellipse, if the distance between the foci is 6 units and the length of its minor axis is 8 units, then its eccentricity is

A.
$\frac{1}{2}$
B.
$\frac{7}{5}$
C.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt5}$
D.
$\frac{3}{5}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

If a point $P(x, y)$ moves along the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{25}+\frac{y^2}{16}=1$ and if $C$ is the center of the ellipse, then the sum of maximum and minimum values of $C P$ is

A.
25
B.
9
C.
4
D.
5
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Evening Slot
If the normal at an end of a latus rectum of an ellipse passes through an extremity of the minor axis, then the eccentricity e of the ellipse satisfies :
A.
e4 + 2e2 – 1 = 0
B.
e4 + e2 – 1 = 0
C.
e2 + 2e – 1 = 0
D.
e2 + e – 1 = 0
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Morning Slot
Which of the following points lies on the locus of the foot of perpedicular drawn upon any tangent to the ellipse,
${{{x^2}} \over 4} + {{{y^2}} \over 2} = 1$
from any of its foci?
A.
$\left( { - 1,\sqrt 3 } \right)$
B.
$\left( { - 2,\sqrt 3 } \right)$
C.
$\left( { - 1,\sqrt 2 } \right)$
D.
$\left( {1,2 } \right)$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Morning Slot
If the co-ordinates of two points A and B
are $\left( {\sqrt 7 ,0} \right)$ and $\left( { - \sqrt 7 ,0} \right)$ respectively and
P is any point on the conic, 9x2 + 16y2 = 144, then PA + PB is equal to :
A.
8
B.
9
C.
16
D.
6
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Evening Slot
Let x = 4 be a directrix to an ellipse whose centre is at the origin and its eccentricity is ${1 \over 2}$. If P(1, $\beta $), $\beta $ > 0 is a point on this ellipse, then the equation of the normal to it at P is :
A.
4x – 3y = 2
B.
8x – 2y = 5
C.
7x – 4y = 1
D.
4x – 2y = 1
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Morning Slot
Let ${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$ (a > b) be a given ellipse, length of whose latus rectum is 10. If its eccentricity is the maximum value of the function,
$\phi \left( t \right) = {5 \over {12}} + t - {t^2}$, then a2 + b2 is equal to :
A.
145
B.
126
C.
135
D.
116
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Evening Slot
The length of the minor axis (along y-axis) of an ellipse in the standard form is ${4 \over {\sqrt 3 }}$. If this ellipse touches the line, x + 6y = 8; then its eccentricity is :
A.
${1 \over 3}\sqrt {{{11} \over 3}} $
B.
${1 \over 2}\sqrt {{5 \over 3}} $
C.
$\sqrt {{5 \over 6}} $
D.
${1 \over 2}\sqrt {{{11} \over 3}} $
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot
Let the line y = mx and the ellipse 2x2 + y2 = 1 intersect at a ponit P in the first quadrant. If the normal to this ellipse at P meets the co-ordinate axes at $\left( { - {1 \over {3\sqrt 2 }},0} \right)$ and (0, $\beta $), then $\beta $ is equal to :
A.
${{\sqrt 2 } \over 3}$
B.
${2 \over 3}$
C.
${{2\sqrt 2 } \over 3}$
D.
${2 \over {\sqrt 3 }}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Evening Slot
If 3x + 4y = 12$\sqrt 2 $ is a tangent to the ellipse
${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over 9} = 1$ for some $a$ $ \in $ R, then the distance between the foci of the ellipse is :
A.
$2\sqrt 5 $
B.
$2\sqrt 7 $
C.
4
D.
$2\sqrt 2 $
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Morning Slot
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 :
A.
$\sqrt 3 $
B.
$3\sqrt 2 $
C.
${3 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
D.
$2\sqrt 3 $
2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If $\pi / 3, \theta$ are the eccentric angles of the ends of a focal chord of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{16}+\frac{y^2}{12}=1$, then $\tan \theta=$

A.

$-\sqrt{3}$

B.

$\sqrt{3}$

C.

-1

D.

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If $x+2 y+k=0, k>0$ is a tangent to the ellipse $2 x^2+y^2=2$, then the equation of the normal to the given ellipse at $\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, \frac{k}{3}\right)$, is

A.

$\sqrt{2} x-2 y+1=0$

B.

$3 \sqrt{2} x-y-2=0$

C.

$2 \sqrt{2} x-5 y+3=0$

D.

$\sqrt{2} x+3 y-4=0$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If $a \alpha^2+b \beta^2+c \alpha \beta+d=0$ is the transformed equation of $4 x^2+\sqrt{3} x y+5 y^2-4=0$ obtained by using $\alpha=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} x+\frac{y}{2}$ and $\beta=-\frac{x}{2}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} y$, then $c(a+b+d)=$

A.

0

B.

$13 \sqrt{3}$

C.

$5 \sqrt{3}$

D.

6

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If tangents are drawn to the ellipse $x^2+2 y^2=2$, then the locus of the mid-points of the intercepts made by those tangents between the coordinate axes is

A.

$\frac{x^2}{2}+\frac{y^2}{4}=1$

B.

$\frac{x^2}{4}+\frac{y^2}{2}=1$

C.

$\frac{1}{2 x^2}+\frac{1}{4 y^2}=1$

D.

$\frac{1}{4 x^2}+\frac{1}{2 y^2}=1$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

The area (in sq. units) of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents drawn at the end points of the latus rectum to the ellipse $S \equiv \frac{x^2}{16}+\frac{y^2}{12}=1$ is

A.

96

B.

16

C.

128

D.

64

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift

The ellipse having its foci $(0, \pm 1)$ and major axis of length $\sqrt{5}$ is

A.

$20 x^2+4 y^2=5$

B.

$36 x^2+20 y^2=45$

C.

$4 x^2+20 y^2=5$

D.

$20 x^2+36 y^2=45$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift

An ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ with eccentricity $\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{3}$ is inscribed in a circle $x^2+y^2=18$ such that the length of its major axis is equal to the diameter of this circle. The locus of the poles of all the tangents of the circle with respect to the ellipse is

A.

$x^2+y^2=\frac{8}{9}$

B.

$18 x+\frac{2 y}{9}=1$

C.

$\frac{x^2}{18}+\frac{y^2}{9}=1$

D.

$\frac{x^2}{18}+\frac{9 y^2}{2}=1$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Morning Shift

The eccentricity of an ellipse passing through $(3 \sqrt{2}, \sqrt{10})$ with foci at $(-4,0)$ and $(4,0)$ is

A.

$\frac{1}{2}$

B.

$\frac{2}{3}$

C.

$\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}$

D.

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Morning Shift

If the product of the lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from the foci to the tangent $y=\frac{-3}{4} x+3 \sqrt{2}$ of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ is 9 , then the eccentricity of that ellipse is

A.

$\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}$

B.

$\frac{\sqrt{5}}{6}$

C.

$\frac{1}{9}$

D.

$\frac{\sqrt{7}}{4}$

2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 12th April Evening Slot
An ellipse, with foci at (0, 2) and (0, –2) and minor axis of length 4, passes through which of the following points?
A.
$\left( {2,\sqrt 2 } \right)$
B.
$\left( {2,2\sqrt 2 } \right)$
C.
$\left( {\sqrt 2 ,2} \right)$
D.
$\left( {1,2\sqrt 2 } \right)$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 12th April Morning Slot
If the normal to the ellipse 3x2 + 4y2 = 12 at a point P on it is parallel to the line, 2x + y = 4 and the tangent to the ellipse at P passes through Q(4,4) then PQ is equal to :
A.
${{\sqrt {61} } \over 2}$
B.
${{\sqrt {221} } \over 2}$
C.
${{\sqrt {157} } \over 2}$
D.
${{5\sqrt 5 } \over 2}$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th April Evening Slot
The tangent and normal to the ellipse 3x2 + 5y2 = 32 at the point P(2, 2) meet the x-axis at Q and R, respectively. Then the area (in sq. units) of the triangle PQR is :
A.
${{14} \over 3}$
B.
${{16} \over 3}$
C.
${{68} \over {15}}$
D.
${{34} \over {15}}$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th April Morning Slot
If the line x – 2y = 12 is tangent to the ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$ at the point $\left( {3, - {9 \over 2}} \right)$ , then the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse is :
A.
5
B.
9
C.
$8\sqrt 3 $
D.
$12\sqrt 2 $
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th April Evening Slot
If the tangent to the parabola y2 = x at a point ($\alpha $, $\beta $), ($\beta $ > 0) is also a tangent to the ellipse, x2 + 2y2 = 1, then $\alpha $ is equal to :
A.
$\sqrt 2 + 1$
B.
$\sqrt 2 - 1$
C.
$2\sqrt 2 + 1$
D.
$2\sqrt 2 - 1$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 8th April Evening Slot
In an ellipse, with centre at the origin, if the difference of the lengths of major axis and minor axis is 10 and one of the foci is at (0,5$\sqrt 3$), then the length of its latus rectum is :
A.
5
B.
8
C.
10
D.
6
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 8th April Morning Slot
If the tangents on the ellipse 4x2 + y2 = 8 at the points (1, 2) and (a, b) are perpendicular to each other, then a2 is equal to :
A.
${{2} \over {17}}$
B.
${{64} \over {17}}$
C.
${{128} \over {17}}$
D.
${{4} \over {17}}$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 12th January Evening Slot
Let S and S' be the foci of an ellipse and B be any one of the extremities of its minor axis. If $\Delta $S'BS is a right angled triangle with right angle at B and area ($\Delta $S'BS) = 8 sq. units, then the length of a latus rectum of the ellipse is :
A.
2
B.
4$\sqrt 2 $
C.
4
D.
2$\sqrt 2 $
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 11th January Evening Slot
Let the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse with its major axis along x-axis and centre at the origin, be 8. If the distance between the foci of this ellipse is equal to the length of its minor axis, then which one of the following points lies on it?
A.
$\left( {4\sqrt 2 ,2\sqrt 3 } \right)$
B.
$\left( {4\sqrt 3 ,2\sqrt 3 } \right)$
C.
$\left( {4\sqrt 3 ,2\sqrt 2 } \right)$
D.
$\left( {4\sqrt 2 ,2\sqrt 2 } \right)$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 11th January Morning Slot
If tangents are drawn to the ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 2 at all points on the ellipse other than its four vertices then the mid points of the tangents intercepted between the coordinate axes lie on the curve :
A.
${{{x^2}} \over 2} + {{{y^2}} \over 4} = 1$
B.
${1 \over {2{x^2}}} + {1 \over {4{y^2}}} = 1$
C.
${1 \over {4{x^2}}} + {1 \over {2{y^2}}} = 1$
D.
${{{x^2}} \over 4} + {{{y^2}} \over 2} = 1$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th January Evening Slot
Let S = $\left\{ {\left( {x,y} \right) \in {R^2}:{{{y^2}} \over {1 + r}} - {{{x^2}} \over {1 - r}}} \right\};r \ne \pm 1.$ Then S represents :
A.
an ellipse whose eccentricity is ${1 \over {\sqrt {r + 1} }},$ where r > 1
B.
an ellipse whose eccentricity is ${2 \over {\sqrt {r + 1} }},$ where 0 < r < 1
C.
an ellipse whose eccentricity is ${2 \over {\sqrt {r - 1} }},$ where 0 < r < 1
D.
an ellipse whose eccentricity is $\sqrt {{2 \over {r + 1}}}$, where r > 1
2019 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 1 Offline
Define the collections {E1, E2, E3, ...} of ellipses and {R1, R2, R3.....} of rectangles as follows :

${E_1}:{{{x^2}} \over 9} + {{{y^2}} \over 4} = 1$

R1 : rectangle of largest area, with sides parallel to the axes, inscribed in E1;

En : ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {a_n^2}} + {{{y^2}} \over {b_n^2}} = 1$ of the largest area inscribed in ${R_{n - 1}},n > 1$;

Rn : rectangle of largest area, with sides parallel to the axes, inscribed in En, n > 1.

Then which of the following options is/are correct?
A.
The eccentricities of E18 and E19 are not equal.
B.
The distance of a focus from the centre in E9 is ${{\sqrt 5 } \over {32}}$.
C.
$\sum\limits_{n = 1}^N {(area\,of\,{R_n})} $ < 24, for each positive integer N.
D.
The length of latusrectum of E9 is ${1 \over 6}$
2018 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2018 (Online) 16th April Morning Slot
If the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse is 4 units and the distance between a focus an its nearest vertex on the major axis is ${3 \over 2}$ units, then its eccentricity is :
A.
${1 \over 2}$
B.
${1 \over 3}$
C.
${2 \over 3}$
D.
${1 \over 9}$
2018 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 Offline
Consider two straight lines, each of which is tangent to both the circle x2 + y2 = (1/2) and the parabola y2 = 4x. Let these lines intersect at the point Q. Consider the ellipse whose centre is at the origin O(0, 0) and whose semi-major axis is OQ. If the length of the minor axis of this ellipse is $\sqrt 2 $, then which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?
A.
For the ellipse, the eccentricity is 1$\sqrt 2 $ and the length of the latus rectum is 1
B.
For the ellipse, the eccentricity is 1/2 and the length of the latus rectum is 1/2
C.
The area of the region bounded by the ellipse between the lines $x = {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$ and x = 1 is ${1 \over {4\sqrt 2 }}(\pi - 2)$
D.
The area of the region bounded by the ellipse between the lines $x = {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$ and x = 1 is ${1 \over {16}}(\pi - 2)$
2018 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 1 Offline
Let S be the circle in the XY-plane defined the equation x2 + y2 = 4.

Let P be a point on the circle S with both coordinates being positive. Let the tangent to S at P intersect the coordinate axes at the points M and N. Then, the mid-point of the line segment MN must lie on the curve
A.
(x + y)2 = 3xy
B.
x2/3 + y2/3 = 24/3
C.
x2 + y2 = 2xy
D.
x2 + y2 = x2y2
2017 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2017 (Online) 9th April Morning Slot
The eccentricity of an ellipse having centre at the origin, axes along the co-ordinate axes and passing through the points (4, −1) and (−2, 2) is :
A.
${1 \over 2}$
B.
${2 \over {\sqrt 5 }}$
C.
${{\sqrt 3 } \over 2}$
D.
${{\sqrt 3 } \over 4}$
2017 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2017 (Online) 8th April Morning Slot
Consider an ellipse, whose center is at the origin and its major axis is along the x-axis. If its eccentricity is ${3 \over 5}$ and the distance between its foci is 6, then the area (in sq. units) of the quadrilatateral inscribed in the ellipse, with the vertices as the vertices of the ellipse, is :
A.
8
B.
32
C.
80
D.
40
2017 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2017 (Offline)
The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at the origin is ${1 \over 2}$. If one of its directrices is x = – 4, then the equation of the normal to it at $\left( {1,{3 \over 2}} \right)$ is :
A.
2y – x = 2
B.
4x – 2y = 1
C.
4x + 2y = 7
D.
x + 2y = 4
2017 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 1 Offline
For how many values of p, the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y $-$ p = 0 and the coordinate axes have exactly three common points?