Ellipse
An ellipse has its center at $(1, -2)$, one focus at $(3, -2)$ and one vertex at $(5, -2)$. Then the length of its latus rectum is :
6
$6\sqrt{3}$
$\dfrac{16}{\sqrt{3}}$
$4\sqrt{3}$
Let the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1,(a>b)$, be 30 . If its eccentricity is the maximum value of the function $f(t)=-\frac{3}{4}+2 t-t^2$, then $\left(a^2+b^2\right)$ is equal to
276
516
256
496
Let each of the two ellipses $\mathrm{E}_1: \frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1,(a>b)$ and $\mathrm{E}_2: \frac{x^2}{\mathrm{~A}^2}+\frac{y^2}{\mathrm{~B}^2}=1,(\mathrm{~A}<\mathrm{B})$ have eccentricity $\frac{4}{5}$. Let the lengths of the latus recta of $\mathrm{E}_1$ and $\mathrm{E}_2$ be $l_1$ and $l_2$, respectively, such that $2 l_1^2=9 l_2$. If the distance between the foci of $E_1$ is 8 , then the distance between the foci of $E_2$ is
$\frac{96}{5}$
$\frac{8}{5}$
$\frac{16}{5}$
$\frac{32}{5}$
If the points of intersection of the ellipses $x^2+2 y^2-6 x-12 y+23=0$ and
$4 x^2+2 y^2-20 x-12 y+35=0$ lie on a circle of radius $r$ and centre $(a, b)$, then the
value of $a b+18 r^2$ is :
53
52
55
51
Let the line $y-x=1$ intersect the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{2}+\frac{y^2}{1}=1$ at the points A and B . Then the angle made by the line segment AB at the center of the ellipse is :
$\pi-\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)$
$\frac{\pi}{2}+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)$
$\frac{\pi}{2}+2 \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)$
$\frac{\pi}{2}-\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)$
Let S and $\mathrm{S}^{\prime}$ be the foci of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{25}+\frac{y^2}{9}=1$ and $\mathrm{P}(\alpha, \beta)$ be a point on the ellipse in the first quadrant. If $(\mathrm{SP})^2+\left(\mathrm{S}^{\prime} \mathrm{P}\right)^2-\mathrm{SP} \cdot \mathrm{S}^{\prime} \mathrm{P}=37$, then $\alpha^2+\beta^2$ is equal to :
13
15
11
17
If the line $\alpha x+4 y=\sqrt{7}$, where $\alpha \in \mathbf{R}$, touches the ellipse $3 x^2+4 y^2=1$ at the point P in the first quadrant, then one of the focal distances of $P$ is :
Let the ellipse $3x^2 + py^2 = 4$ pass through the centre $C$ of the circle $x^2 + y^2 - 2x - 4y - 11 = 0$ of radius $r$. Let $f_1, f_2$ be the focal distances of the point $C$ on the ellipse. Then $6f_1f_2 - r$ is equal to
78
68
70
74
Let the length of a latus rectum of an ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ be 10. If its eccentricity is the minimum value of the function $f(t) = t^2 + t + \frac{11}{12}$, $t \in \mathbb{R}$, then $a^2 + b^2$ is equal to :
115
120
125
126
Let p be the number of all triangles that can be formed by joining the vertices of a regular polygon P of n sides and q be the number of all quadrilaterals that can be formed by joining the vertices of P. If p + q = 126, then the eccentricity of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{16} + \frac{y^2}{n} = 1$ is :
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
$\frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{\sqrt{7}}{4}$
$\frac{3}{4}$
Let for two distinct values of p the lines $y=x+\mathrm{p}$ touch the ellipse $\mathrm{E}: \frac{x^2}{4^2}+\frac{y^2}{3^2}=1$ at the points A and B . Let the line $y=x$ intersect E at the points C and D . Then the area of the quadrilateral $A B C D$ is equal to :
The centre of a circle C is at the centre of the ellipse $\mathrm{E}: \frac{x^2}{\mathrm{a}^2}+\frac{y^2}{\mathrm{~b}^2}=1, \mathrm{a}>\mathrm{b}$. Let C pass through the foci $F_1$ and $F_2$ of E such that the circle $C$ and the ellipse $E$ intersect at four points. Let P be one of these four points. If the area of the triangle $\mathrm{PF}_1 \mathrm{~F}_2$ is 30 and the length of the major axis of $E$ is 17 , then the distance between the foci of $E$ is :
The length of the latus-rectum of the ellipse, whose foci are $(2,5)$ and $(2,-3)$ and eccentricity is $\frac{4}{5}$, is
A line passing through the point $P(\sqrt{5}, \sqrt{5})$ intersects the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{36}+\frac{y^2}{25}=1$ at $A$ and $B$ such that $(P A) \cdot(P B)$ is maximum. Then $5\left(P A^2+P B^2\right)$ is equal to :
If $S$ and $S^{\prime}$ are the foci of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{18}+\frac{y^2}{9}=1$ and P be a point on the ellipse, then $\min \left(S P \cdot S^{\prime} P\right)+\max \left(S P \cdot S^{\prime} P\right)$ is equal to :
37
46
72
58
Let the ellipse $E_1: \frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$, $a > b$ and $E_2: \frac{x^2}{A^2} + \frac{y^2}{B^2} = 1$, $A < B$ have same eccentricity $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$. Let the product of their lengths of latus rectums be $\frac{32}{\sqrt{3}}$ and the distance between the foci of $E_1$ be 4. If $E_1$ and $E_2$ meet at A, B, C and D, then the area of the quadrilateral ABCD equals :
$ \frac{24\sqrt{6}}{5} $
$ \frac{18\sqrt{6}}{5} $
$ 6\sqrt{6} $
$ \frac{12\sqrt{6}}{5} $
26
18
22
20
The equation of the chord, of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{25}+\frac{y^2}{16}=1$, whose mid-point is $(3,1)$ is :
Let the product of the focal distances of the point $\left(\sqrt{3}, \frac{1}{2}\right)$ on the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1,(a>b)$, be $\frac{7}{4}$. Then the absolute difference of the eccentricities of two such ellipses is
The length of the chord of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{4}+\frac{y^2}{2}=1$, whose mid-point is $\left(1, \frac{1}{2}\right)$, is :
Let $\mathrm{E}: \frac{x^2}{\mathrm{a}^2}+\frac{y^2}{\mathrm{~b}^2}=1, \mathrm{a}>\mathrm{b}$ and $\mathrm{H}: \frac{x^2}{\mathrm{~A}^2}-\frac{y^2}{\mathrm{~B}^2}=1$. Let the distance between the foci of E and the foci of $H$ be $2 \sqrt{3}$. If $a-A=2$, and the ratio of the eccentricities of $E$ and $H$ is $\frac{1}{3}$, then the sum of the lengths of their latus rectums is equal to :
When the coordinate axes are rotated about the origin through an angle $\frac{\pi}{4}$ in the positive direction, the equation $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2=c$ is transformed to $25 x^2+9 y^2=225$, then $(a+2 h+b-\sqrt{c})^2=$
3
1225
9
225
The circumcenter of the equilateral triangle having the three points $\theta_1, \theta_2, \theta_3$ lying on the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ as its vertices is $(r, s)$. Then, the average of $\cos \left(\theta_1-\theta_2\right)$, $\cos \left(\theta_2-\theta_3\right)$ and $\cos \left(\theta_3-\theta_1\right)$ is
$\frac{1}{2}\left[\frac{3 r^2}{a^2}+\frac{3 s^2}{b^2}-1\right]$
$\frac{3}{2}\left[\frac{r^2}{a^2}+\frac{s^2}{b^2}\right]$
$\frac{1}{3}\left[\frac{r^2}{a^2}+\frac{s^2}{b^2}\right]$
$\frac{1}{3}\left[\frac{r^2}{a^2}+\frac{s^2}{b^2}+\frac{r s}{a b}\right]$
$\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1,(b>a)$ is an ellipse with eccentricity $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$. If the angle of intersection between the ellipse and parabola $y^2=4 a x$ is $\theta$, then the coordinates of the point $\frac{2 \theta}{3}$ on the ellipse is
$\left(\frac{a}{2}, \frac{a}{2}\right)$
$\left(\frac{a}{2}, \frac{3 a}{2}\right)$
$\left(\frac{\sqrt{3} a}{2}, \frac{3 \sqrt{3 a}}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$
$\left(\frac{a}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{3 a}}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$
If $P$ is any point on the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{25}+\frac{y^2}{9}=1$ and $S, S^{\prime}$ are its foci, then the maximum area (in sq. units) of $\triangle S P S^{\prime}=$
15
12
6
25
Let $e$ be the eccentricity of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$.
If $a=5, b=4$ and the equation of the normal drawn at one end of the latus rectum that lies in the first quadrant is $l x+m y=27$ then $l+m=$
$\frac{3}{e}$
$\frac{3}{2 e}$
$\frac{6}{e}$
$\frac{1}{e}$
If the perpendicular distance from the focus of an ellipse $\frac{x^2}{9}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1(b<3)$ to its corresponding directrix is $\frac{4}{\sqrt{5}}$, then the slope of the tangent to this ellipse drawn at $\left(\frac{3}{\sqrt{2}}, \frac{b}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$ is
$-\frac{2}{3}$
$\frac{2}{3}$
$\frac{3}{2}$
$-\frac{3}{2}$
The length of the chord of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{4}+y^2=1$ formed on the line $y=x+1$ is
$2 \sqrt{2}$
$\frac{4}{5} \sqrt{2}$
$4 \sqrt{2}$
$\frac{8}{5} \sqrt{2}$
Let $P$ be a point on the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{9}+\frac{y^2}{4}=1$ and let the perpendicular drawn through $P$ to the major axis meet its auxiliary circle at $Q$. If the normals drawn at $P$ and $Q$ to the ellipse and the auxiliary circle respectively meet in $R$, then the equation of the locus of $R$ is
$x^2+y^2=5$
$x^2+y^2=13$
$x^2+y^2=25$
$x^2+y^2=1$
The mid-point of the chord of the ellipse $x^2+\frac{y^2}{4}=1$ formed on the line $y=x+1$ is
$\left(\frac{4}{5}, \frac{9}{5}\right)$
$\left(-\frac{1}{5}, \frac{4}{5}\right)$
$\left(\frac{1}{5}, \frac{6}{5}\right)$
$\left(-\frac{6}{5},-\frac{1}{5}\right)$
If a normal is drawn at a variable point $P(x, y)$ on the curve $9 x^2+16 y^2-144=0$, then the maximum distance from the centre of the curve to the normal is
1
7
12
$\frac{3}{4}$
A line segment joining a point $A$ on $X$-axis to a point $B$ on $Y$-axis is such that $A B=15$. If $P$ is a point on $A B$ such that $\frac{A P}{P B}=\frac{2}{3}$, then the locus of $P$ is
$x=9 \cos \theta, y=6 \sin \theta$
$x=6 \cos \theta, y=9 \sin \theta$
$x=6 \cos \theta, y=6 \sin \theta$
$x=9 \cos \theta, y=9 \sin \theta$
If any tangent drawn to the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{16}+\frac{y^2}{9}=1$ touches one of the circles $x^2+y^2=\alpha^2$, then the range of $\alpha$ is
$9 \leq \alpha \leq 16$
$16 \leq \alpha \leq 25$
$3 \leq \alpha \leq 4$
$4 \leq \alpha \leq 6$
If $S$ and $S^{\prime}$ are the foci of an ellipse $\frac{x^2}{169}+\frac{y^2}{144}=1$ and the point $B$ lying on positive $Y$-axis is one end of its minor axis, then the incentre of the $\triangle S B S^{\prime}$ is
$\left(0, \frac{10}{3}\right)$
$\left(\frac{13}{3}, \frac{10}{3}\right)$
$\left(\frac{10}{3}, \frac{13}{3}\right)$
$\left(0, \frac{13}{3}\right)$
One of the foci of an ellipse is $(2,-3)$ and its corresponding directrix is $2 x+y=5$. If the eccentricity of the ellipse is $\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}$, then the coordinates of the other focus are
$(18,5)$
$(4,-2)$
$(-2,-5)$
$(-4,-6)$
If the normal at the point $P\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)$ on the ellipse $x^2+4 y^2-4=0$ meets the ellipse again at $Q(\alpha, \beta)$, then $\alpha=$
$\sqrt{2}$
$\frac{-23}{17 \sqrt{2}}$
$\frac{7 \sqrt{2}}{17}$
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
Assertion (A) The length of the latus rectum of an ellipse is 4 . The focus and its corresponding directrix are respectively $(1,-2)$ and $3 x+4 y-15=0$. Then, its eccentricity is $\frac{1}{2}$.
Reason $(\mathrm{R})$ Length of the perpendicular drawn from focus of an ellipse to its corresponding directrix is $\frac{a\left(1-e^2\right)}{e}$.
Then, which one of the following is correct?
(A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true, (R) is false
(A) is false, (R) is true
If a tangent having slope $\frac{1}{3}$ to the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1(a>b)$ is a normal to the circle $(x+1)^2+(y+1)^2=1$, then $a^2$ lies in the interval
$\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{5}}, 2\right)$
$\left(\frac{2}{5}, 4\right)$
$\left(1, \frac{10}{9}\right)$
$(3,5)$
If $P(\alpha, \beta)$ is a point on the curve $9 x^2+4 y^2=144$ in the first quadrant and the minimum area of the triangle formed by the tangent of the curve at $P$ with the coordinate axis is $S$, then
$S=\sqrt{\alpha \beta}$
$S=\alpha \beta$
$S=2 \sqrt{\alpha \beta}$
$S=2 \alpha \beta$
The area (in sq. units) of the triangle formed by the tangent and normal to the ellipse $9 x^2+4 y^2=72$ at the point $(2,3)$ with the $X$-axis is
$\frac{25}{2}$
$\frac{39}{4}$
$\frac{35}{4}$
$\frac{45}{4}$
The equation of the normal drawn at the point $(\sqrt{2}+1,-1)$ to the ellipse $x^2+2 y^2-2 x+8 y+5=0$ is
$x+y=\sqrt{2}$
$x-2 y=3+\sqrt{2}$
$\sqrt{2} x-y=3+\sqrt{2}$
$2 x+y=2 \sqrt{2}+1$
$x^2+y^2-4 x+6 y+4=0$
$x^2+y^2-4 x+6 y=0$
$x^2+y^2-6 x+4 y+9=0$
$x^2+y^2-6 x+4 y=0$
Let $A_1$ be the area of the given ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$
Let $A_2$ be the area of the region bounded by the curve which is the locus of mid-point of the line segment joining the focus of the ellipse and a point $P$ on the given ellipse, then $A_1: A_2=$
$3: 2$
$a: b$
$4: 1$
$2 a: 3 b$
The angle between the tangents drawn from a point $(-3,2)$ to the ellipse $4 x^2+9 y^2-36=0$ is
$45^{\circ}$
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)$
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)$
$90^{\circ}$
The equation of a chord $A B$ of an ellipse $2 x^2+y^2=1$ is $x-y+1=0$. If $O$ is the origin, then $\sqrt{A O B}=$
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
$\tan ^{-1} 2$
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)$
$\frac{\pi}{6}$
The square of the slope of a common tangent drawn to the circle $4 x^2+4 y^2=25$ and the ellipse $4 x^2+9 y^2=36$ is
1
$\frac{9}{11}$
$\frac{2}{3}$
2
If the tangents are drawn to the ellipse $x^2+2 y^2=2$, then the locus of the mid-points of the intercepts made by the tangents between the coordinate axes is
$\frac{x^2}{4}+\frac{y^2}{2}=1$
$\frac{x^2}{2}+\frac{y^2}{4}=1$
$\frac{1}{4 x^2}+\frac{1}{2 y^2}=1$
$\frac{1}{2 x^2}+\frac{1}{4 y^2}=1$

















