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27 Questions Numerical Start JEE Mains Test
2026 Q1 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $(h, k)$ lie on the circle $\mathrm{C}: x^2+y^2=4$ and the point $(2 h+1,3 k+2)$ lie on an ellipse with eccentricity $e$. Then the value of $\frac{5}{e^2}$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 Q2 JEE Advanced Numerical
28 May 2026

Consider the ellipses given by

$ x^2+4 y^2=1 \quad \text { and } \quad 4 x^2+y^2=1 $

Let $P$ be the point in the first quadrant where the given ellipses intersect. If $\theta$ is the acute angle between the tangents to the given ellipses at the point $P$, then the value of $4 \tan \theta$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 Q3 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

Consider the parabola $\mathrm{P}: y^2=4 k x$ and the ellipse $\mathrm{E}: \frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$. Let the line segment joining the points of intersection of P and E , be their latus rectums. If the eccentricity of E is $e$, then $e^2+2 \sqrt{2}$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 Q4 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

Let A be the point (3, 0) and circles with variable diameter AB touch the circle $x^2 + y^2 = 36$ internally. Let the curve C be the locus of the point B. If the eccentricity of C is $e$, then $72e^2$ is equal to ________.

2025 Q5 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $\mathrm{E}_1: \frac{x^2}{9}+\frac{y^2}{4}=1$ be an ellipse. Ellipses $\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{i}}$ 's are constructed such that their centres and eccentricities are same as that of $\mathrm{E}_1$, and the length of minor axis of $\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{i}}$ is the length of major axis of $E_{i+1}(i \geq 1)$. If $A_i$ is the area of the ellipse $E_i$, then $\frac{5}{\pi}\left(\sum\limits_{i=1}^{\infty} A_i\right)$, is equal to _______.

2023 Q6 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let an ellipse with centre $(1,0)$ and latus rectum of length $\frac{1}{2}$ have its major axis along $\mathrm{x}$-axis. If its minor axis subtends an angle $60^{\circ}$ at the foci, then the square of the sum of the lengths of its minor and major axes is equal to ____________.
2023 Q7 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

The line $x=8$ is the directrix of the ellipse $\mathrm{E}:\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$ with the corresponding focus $(2,0)$. If the tangent to $\mathrm{E}$ at the point $\mathrm{P}$ in the first quadrant passes through the point $(0,4\sqrt3)$ and intersects the $x$-axis at $\mathrm{Q}$, then $(3\mathrm{PQ})^{2}$ is equal to ____________.

2023 Q8 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let C be the largest circle centred at (2, 0) and inscribed in the ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {36}} + {{{y^2}} \over {16}} = 1$. If (1, $\alpha$) lies on C, then 10 $\alpha^2$ is equal to ____________

2023 Q9 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let a tangent to the curve $9{x^2} + 16{y^2} = 144$ intersect the coordinate axes at the points A and B. Then, the minimum length of the line segment AB is ________

2022 Q10 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let the tangents at the points $\mathrm{P}$ and $\mathrm{Q}$ on the ellipse $\frac{x^{2}}{2}+\frac{y^{2}}{4}=1$ meet at the point $R(\sqrt{2}, 2 \sqrt{2}-2)$. If $\mathrm{S}$ is the focus of the ellipse on its negative major axis, then $\mathrm{SP}^{2}+\mathrm{SQ}^{2}$ is equal to ___________.

2022 Q11 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse $x^{2}+4 y^{2}+2 x+8 y-\lambda=0$ is 4 , and $l$ is the length of its major axis, then $\lambda+l$ is equal to ____________.

2022 Q12 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If two tangents drawn from a point ($\alpha$, $\beta$) lying on the ellipse 25x2 + 4y2 = 1 to the parabola y2 = 4x are such that the slope of one tangent is four times the other, then the value of (10$\alpha$ + 5)2 + (16$\beta$2 + 50)2 equals ___________.

2021 Q13 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
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 Q14 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
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 Q15 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
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 Q16 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
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 _______.
2017 Q17 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
For how many values of p, the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y $-$ p = 0 and the coordinate axes have exactly three common points?
2013 Q18 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
A vertical line passing through the point $(h,0)$ intersects the ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over 4} + {{{y^2}} \over 3} = 1$ at the points $P$ and $Q$. Let the tangents to the ellipse at $P$ and $Q$ meet at the point $R$. If $\Delta \left( h \right)$$=$ area of the triangle $PQR$, ${{\Delta _1}}$ $ = \mathop {\max }\limits_{1/2 \le h \le 1} \Delta \left( h \right)$ and ${{\Delta _2}}$ $ = \mathop {\min }\limits_{1/2 \le h \le 1} \Delta \left( h \right)$, then ${8 \over {\sqrt 5 }}{\Delta _1} - 8{\Delta _2} = $
2005 Q19 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Find the equation of the common tangent in ${1^{st}}$ quadrant to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} = 16$ and the ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {25}} + {{{y^2}} \over 4} = 1$. Also find the length of the intercept of the tangent between the coordinate axes.
2002 Q20 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Prove that, in an ellipse, the perpendicular from a focus upon any tangent and the line joining the centre of the ellipse to the point of contact meet on the corresponding directrix.
2001 Q21 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $P$ be a point on the ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1,0 < b < a$. Let the line parallel to $y$-axis passing through $P$ meet the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} = {a^2}$ at the point $Q$ such that $P$ and $Q$ are on the same side of $x$-axis. For two positive real numbers $r$ and $s$, find the locus of the point $R$ on $PQ$ such that $PR$ : $RQ = r: s$ as $P$ varies over the ellipse.
2000 Q22 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} = {a^2}$. Suppose perpendiculars from $A, B, C$ to the major axis of the ellipse $x.{{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$, $(a>b)$ meets the ellipse respectively, at $P, Q, R$. so that $P, Q, R$ lie on the same side of the major axis as $A, B, C$ respectively. Prove that the normals to the ellipse drawn at the points $P, Q$ and $R$ are concurrent.
1999 Q23 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Consider the family of circles ${x^2} + {y^2} = {r^2},\,\,2 < r < 5$. If in the first quadrant, the common taingent to a circle of this family and the ellipse $4{x^2} + 25{y^2} = 100$ meets the co-ordinate axes at $A$ and $B$, then find the equation of the locus of vthe mid-point of $AB$.
1999 Q24 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Find the co-ordinates of all the points $P$ on the ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$, for which the area of the triangle $PON$ is maximum, where $O$ denotes the origin and $N$, the foot of the perpendicular from $O$ to the tangent at $P$.
1997 Q25 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
A tangent to the ellipse x2 + 4y2 = 4 meets the ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 6 at P and Q. Prove that the tangents at P and Q of the ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 6 are at right angles.
1996 Q26 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
An ellipse has eccentricity ${1 \over 2}$ and one focus at the point $P\left( {{1 \over 2},1} \right)$. Its one directrix is the common tangent, nearer to the point $P$, to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} = 1$ and the hyperbol;a ${x^2} - {y^2} = 1$. The equation of the ellipse, in the standard form, is ............
1995 Q27 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let '$d$' be the perpendicular distance from the centre of the ellipse ${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$ to the tangent drawn at a point $P$ on the ellipse. If ${F_1}$ and ${F_2}$ are the two foci of the ellipse, then show that ${\left( {P{F_1} - P{F_2}} \right)^2} = 4{a^2}\left( {1 - {{{b^2}} \over {{d^2}}}} \right)$.