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The foci of the ellipse , are
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the foci of the ellipse after shifting the origin and calculating the eccentricity.
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Length of the major axis of the ellipse , is
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Correct option: C
6
Option C (6) is correct because the length of the major axis is 2b, where b is the semi-major axis, and in this case, b=3.
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The locus of the point of intersection of the perpendicular tangents to the ellipse is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the locus of the intersection of perpendicular tangents to an ellipse is its director circle, and the equation is .
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Let the eccentricity of an ellipse be If this ellipse passes through the point then is equal to:
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Correct option: B
31
Option B (31) is correct because by substituting the given point and eccentricity into the ellipse equation, we can solve for a² + b².
365
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If the length of the major axis of an ellipse is times the length of the minor axis, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the eccentricity is calculated using the relationship between the major and minor axes and the formula .
366
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The locus of the point of intersection of tangents to the ellipse at the points whose eccentric angles differ by is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the locus of the intersection point of tangents to the ellipse where the eccentric angles differ by .
367
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The equation of the ellipse whose distance between the foci is equal to 8 and distance between the directrices is 18 , is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because using the given information about the foci and directrices, we can derive the equation of the ellipse as .
368
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If the eccentricity of the ellipse be , then length of latus rectum of ellipse is
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Correct option: A
4
Option A (4) is correct because the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse is calculated by first finding the values of a and b using the given eccentricity and then applying the formula for the latus rectum.
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The equation represents
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Correct option: B
An ellipse
Option B (An ellipse) is correct because the discriminant is less than 0, indicating an ellipse.
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Consider ellipses .
Let be the circle which touches the four chords joining the end points (one on minor axis and another on major axis) of the ellipse . If is the radius of the circle , then the value of is
Let be the circle which touches the four chords joining the end points (one on minor axis and another on major axis) of the ellipse . If is the radius of the circle , then the value of is
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Correct option: A
3080
Option A is correct. By finding the radius of the circle that touches the chords and summing the reciprocals of the squares of the radii, we arrive at 3080.
371
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The equation of the tangent at the point of the ellipse is
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the point (1/4, 1/4) does not lie on the ellipse, so a tangent cannot be defined at that point.
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The eccentricity of an ellipse is , its latus rectum is 5 and its centre is . The equation of the ellipse is
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Correct option: B
Option C () is correct because the parabola passes through the intersection points of the line and the circle.
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Let be a directrix to an ellipse whose centre is at the origin and eccentricity is .If is a point on the ellipse, then the equation of the normal to it at , is
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Correct option: B
Option A () is correct because after finding the equation of the ellipse and the point P, the equation of the normal is calculated correctly.
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The equation of the tangents to the ellipse which are parallel to the line are
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the tangent lines to the ellipse with a slope of 3.
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Equation of the normal to the ellipse , which is parallel to the line , is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the equation of the normal to the given ellipse that is parallel to the line .
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Let be a directrix to an ellipse whose centre is at origin and its eccentricity is If is a point on this ellipse, then the equation of the normal to it at is
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Correct option: D
The correct answer is D () because it is the equation of the normal to the ellipse at point P, derived using the ellipse's properties and the given directrix and eccentricity.
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Analyzing
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Given is increasing, the equation represents an ellipse with -axis as major axis if
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct because it represents the interval where satisfies the inequality derived from the condition for the ellipse to have the X-axis as the major axis.
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A point on the ellipse at a distance equal to the mean of lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axis from the centre, is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because substituting the parametric coordinates into the distance equation and solving yields this point.
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Remembering
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Length of latusrectum of the ellipse , is
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Correct option: A
, if
Option C (, if ) is incorrect. Option A (, if ) is correct because the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse when a < b is .
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Understanding
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The curve with parametric equations (where is parameter) is
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Correct option: B
An ellipse
Option B (An ellipse) is correct because the parametric equations describe an ellipse centered at (α, β) with semi-major and semi-minor axes of 5 and 4, respectively.
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The eccentricity of the hyperbola whose length of the latusrectum is equal to 8 and the length of its conjugate axis is equal to half of the distance between its foci, is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the eccentricity calculated from the given conditions on the latus rectum and conjugate axis.
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The eccentric angle of a point on the ellipse , whose distance from the centre of the ellipse is 2, is
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Correct option: A
The correct answer is A () because substituting the parametric form of the ellipse into the distance formula and solving for the eccentric angle yields this result.
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If the eccentricity of the hyperbola is times the eccentricity of the ellipse , then is equal to :
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because by equating the eccentricities of the hyperbola and the ellipse as given in the question, we can solve for and find that .
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The eccentricity of an ellipse whose latusrectum is half of its minor axis is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the given condition (latus rectum is half of its minor axis) leads to the relationship , which allows us to calculate the eccentricity as .
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For an ellipse with vertices and , tangent drawn at the point in the first quadrant meets the -axis in and the chord meets the -axis in . If ' ' is the origin then equals to
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Correct option: C
4
Option B (by = ax - √(a4+a2 b2+b4)) is correct because it satisfies the condition for a common tangent to both ellipses.
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The eccentricity of the ellipse is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it's the eccentricity calculated after rewriting the ellipse equation in standard form and applying the eccentricity formula.
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If the point on the ellipse is farthest from the point , then is equal to
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Correct option: D
36
Option D (36) is correct because it represents the maximum squared distance between a point on the ellipse and the given point Q(0, -4).
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The length of the chord of the ellipse , where mid-point is is
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the calculated length of the chord does not match any of the provided options.
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The eccentricity of an ellipse, with centre at the origin is If one of directrices is then equation of the ellipse is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is derived by using the given eccentricity and directrix to find the equation of the ellipse.
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Analyzing
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The curve represented by the equation is
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Correct option: D
An ellipse with eccentricity
Option D (An ellipse with eccentricity ) is correct because the equation represents an ellipse, and its eccentricity is calculated as .
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