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24 Questions Numerical
2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

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 $\_\_\_\_$ .

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 15th April Morning Shift
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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 1st February Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Morning Shift

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 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 _______.
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?
2013 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2013 Paper 1 Offline
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2005
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2002
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2001
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2000
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1999
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1999
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1997
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.
1995 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1995
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 ${\left( {P{F_1} - P{F_2}} \right)^2} = 4{a^2}\left( {1 - {{{b^2}} \over {{d^2}}}} \right)$.
1996 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1996
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 ............