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JEE • MATHEMATICS • ELLIPSE

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Application +4 | -1
The eccentricity of the ellipse, if the distance between the foci is equal to the length of the latusrectum, is
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Correct option: A
5−12\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}
Option A (5−12\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}) is correct because it is the eccentricity calculated from the given condition that the distance between the foci equals the length of the latus rectum.
92 Easy
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The equation of the chord of x236+y29=1\frac{x^2}{36}+\frac{y^2}{9}=1 which is bisected at (2,1)(2,1), is
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Correct option: C
x+2y−4=0x+2 y-4=0
Option C (x+2y−4=0x+2 y-4=0) is correct because it represents the equation of the chord bisected at the given point.
93 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If polar of x2a2+y2b2=1\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1 is always touching the curve x2b2+y2a2=1\frac{x^2}{b^2}+\frac{y^2}{a^2}=1, then locus of pole is
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Correct option: B
Ellipse
Option B (Ellipse) is correct because the locus of the pole is an ellipse, derived by applying the tangency condition to the polar and the given curve.
94 Easy
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The latus rectum of the ellipse 4x2+9y2−8x−36y+4=04 x^2+9 y^2-8 x-36 y+4=0 is
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Correct option: A
8/38 / 3
Option A (8 / 3) is correct because the latus rectum is calculated using the formula 2b²/a after rewriting the equation in standard ellipse form.
95 Easy
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The eccentricity of the ellipse 25x2+16y2−150x−175=025{x^2} + 16{y^2} - 150x - 175 = 0 is
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Correct option: D
35\frac{3}{5}
Option D (35\frac{3}{5}) is correct because the eccentricity of the ellipse is calculated using the formula e=1−a2b2e = \sqrt{1 - \frac{a^2}{b^2}} after rewriting the equation in standard form.
96 Easy
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If xcos⁡α+ysin⁡α=px\cos \alpha + y\sin \alpha = p is a tangent to the ellipse, then
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Correct option: C
a2cos⁡2α+b2sin⁡2α=p2{a^2}{\cos ^2}\alpha + {b^2}{\sin ^2}\alpha = {p^2}
Option C (a2cos⁡2α+b2sin⁡2α=p2{a^2}{\cos ^2}\alpha + {b^2}{\sin ^2}\alpha = {p^2}) is correct because it represents the condition for the given line to be a tangent to the ellipse.
97 Easy
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The equations of tangents to the ellipse 3x2+4y2=53{x^2} + 4{y^2} = 5, which are inclined at 300{30^0} to the x−axisx - axis, are
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the calculated tangent equation does not match any of the provided options.
98 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If xa+yb=2\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} = \sqrt 2 touches the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1 then the eccentric angle of the point of contact is equal to
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Correct option: C
450{45^0}
The correct answer is C (450{45^0}) because it represents the eccentric angle of the point of contact of the line and the ellipse.
99 Easy
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The curve represented by x=3(cos⁡t+sin⁡t),y=4(cos⁡t−sin⁡t)x = 3(\cos t + \sin t),y = 4(\cos t - \sin t) is
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Correct option: A
Ellipse
Option A (Ellipse) is correct because the given parametric equations can be manipulated to form the equation of an ellipse.
100 Easy
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The line x=at2x = a{t^2} meets the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1,\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1, in the real points, iff
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Correct option: B
∣t∣≤1\left| t \right| \le 1
Option B (∣t∣≤1\left| t \right| \le 1) is correct because the condition for real points requires the y-coordinate to be real.
101 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If the eccentricity of the hyperbola x2a2−y2b2=1\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1 is 65\frac{6}{5} and 3x+4y−6=03 x+4 y-6=0 is a focal chord of the hyperbola, then the length of transverse axis is equal to
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Correct option: B
103\frac{10}{3}
Option B (103\frac{10}{3}) is correct because the length of the transverse axis is calculated using the eccentricity and the fact that the focal chord passes through a focus.
102 Easy
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The locus of the mid-point of the line segment joining the point (4, 3) and the points on the ellipse x2+2y2=4{x^2} + 2{y^2} = 4 is an ellipse with eccentricity:
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Correct option: C
12\frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}
Option C (12\frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}) is correct because after finding the locus of the midpoint and identifying it as an ellipse, its eccentricity is calculated as 12\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}.
103 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Let CC be the centre of the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1.\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1. If the tangent at any point on the ellipse cuts the coordinate axes in PP and QQ respectively, then a2CP2+b2CQ2=\frac{{{a^2}}}{{C{P^2}}} + \frac{{{b^2}}}{{C{Q^2}}} =
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Correct option: A
1
Option A (1) is correct because it represents the constant value of the expression derived from the properties of tangents to an ellipse.
104 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Equation of an ellipse with centre at the origin passing through (5,0)(5,0) and having eccentricity 2/32 / 3 is:
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Correct option: C
5x2+9y2=1255 x^2+9 y^2=125
Option C (5x2+9y2=1255 x^2+9 y^2=125) is correct because it represents an ellipse passing through (5,0) with the given eccentricity.
105 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The equation of the axes of the ellipse 3x2+4y2+6x−8y−5=0,3{x^2} + 4{y^2} + 6x - 8y - 5 = 0, are
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Correct option: D
x+1=0,y−1=0x + 1 = 0,y - 1 = 0
Option D (x+1=0,y−1=0x + 1 = 0, y - 1 = 0) is correct because completing the square gives the standard ellipse form, and the axes are lines through the center parallel to the coordinate axes.
106 Easy
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The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at the origin is 1/2. If one of its directrices is x=− 4x = - \,4, then the equation of the normal to it at (1,32)\left( {1,\frac{3}{2}} \right) is
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Correct option: B
4x−2y=14x - 2y = 1
Option B (4x−2y=14x - 2y = 1) is correct because it represents the equation of the normal to the ellipse at the given point, calculated using the properties of ellipses and their directrices.
107 Easy
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If the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2}=1 and the circle x2+y2=r2x^2 + y^2 = r^2 where b<r<ab < r < a intersect in four points and the slope of a common tangent to the ellipse and the circle is ba,\frac{b}{a}, then r2r^2 is equal to
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Correct option: B
2a2b2a2+b2\frac{2a^2b^2}{a^2+b^2}
Option B (2a2b2a2+b2\frac{{2a^2b^2}}{{a^2+b^2}}) is correct because it is derived by finding the condition for a common tangent to the ellipse and the circle.
108 Easy
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Let the ellipse, x2a2+y2b2=1,a>b\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1, a>b, passes through the point (2,3)(2,3) and have eccentricity equal to 12\frac{1}{2}. Then, the equation of the normal to the ellipse at (2,3)(2,3) is
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Correct option: B
2x−y=12 x-y=1
Option B (2x−y=12 x-y=1) is correct because it represents the equation of the normal to the ellipse at (2,3) calculated using the given conditions.
109 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If tangents PQP Q and PRP R are drawn from a point on the circle x2+y2=25x^2+y^2=25 to the ellipse x216+y2b2=1,(b<4)\frac{x^2}{16}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1,(b<4), so that the fourth vertex SS of parallelogram PQSRP Q S R lies on the circumcircle of triangle PQRP Q R, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is
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Correct option: C
74\frac{\sqrt{7}}{4}
Option C (74\frac{{\sqrt{{7}}}}{{4}}) is correct because the condition that the parallelogram's fourth vertex lies on the circumcircle implies a rectangle, leading to the director circle condition and allowing calculation of the eccentricity.
110 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If the eccentricity of the two ellipse x2169+y225=1\frac{{{x^2}}}{{169}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{25}} = 1 and x2a2+y2b2=1\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1 are equal, then the value of ab\frac{a}{b} is
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Correct option: C
135\frac{{13}}{5}
Option C (135\frac{{13}}{5}) is correct because it represents the ratio a/b when the eccentricities of the two given ellipses are equal.
111 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The eccentricity of an ellipse having centre at the origin, axes along the co-ordinate axes and passing through the points (4,−1)(4,-1) and (−2,2)(-2,2) is :
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Correct option: C
32\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
Option C (32\frac{{\sqrt{{3}}}}{{2}}) is correct because it satisfies the ellipse equation after substituting the given points and solving for the relationship between a and b.
112 Easy
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Equation of tangents to the ellipse x29+y24=1\frac{{{x^2}}}{9} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{4} = 1, which are perpendicular to the line 3x+4y=73x + 4y = 7, are
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Correct option: A
4x−3y=±654x - 3y = \pm 6\sqrt 5
Option A (4x−3y=±654x - 3y = \pm 6\sqrt 5) is correct because it represents the equations of tangents to the ellipse that are perpendicular to the given line.
113 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
If PP is any point on the ellipse 9x2+36y2=3249{x^2} + 36{y^2} = 324 whose foci are SS and S′S'. Then, SP+S′PSP + S'P equals
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Correct option: B
12
Option B (12) is correct because the sum of the focal distances from any point on an ellipse is equal to the length of its major axis (2a).
114 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If tan⁡θ1tan⁡θ2=−a2b2\tan \theta_1 \tan \theta_2=-\frac{a^2}{b^2}, then the chord joining two points θ1\theta_1 and θ2\theta_2 on the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1 will subtend a right angle at
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Correct option: B
centre
The correct answer is B (centre) because the condition tan⁡θ1tan⁡θ2=−a2b2\tan \theta_1 \tan \theta_2=-\frac{a^2}{b^2} implies that the lines joining the points to the center are perpendicular.
115 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
If the equation x210−2a+y24−2a=1\frac{x^2}{10-2a}+\frac{y^2}{4-2a}=1 represents an ellipse, then aa lies in the interval
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Correct option: C
(−∞,2)(-\infty, 2)
Option C ((–∞,2)(–\infty, 2)) is correct because for the equation to represent an ellipse, both denominators must be positive, leading to a<5a < 5 and a<2a < 2.
116 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
A circle of radius 52\frac{5}{\sqrt{2}} is concentric with the ellipse x216+y29=1\frac{x^2}{16}+\frac{y^2}{9}=1, then the acute angle made by the common tangent with the line 3x−y+6=0\sqrt{3} x-y+6=0 is
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Correct option: D
π12\frac{\pi}{12}
Option D (π12\frac{\pi}{12}) is correct because the angle between the common tangent and the given line is calculated using the tangent formula and simplifies to π12\frac{\pi}{12}.
117 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The eccentricity of the ellipse with centre at the origin which meets the straight line x7+y2=1\frac{x}{7}+\frac{y}{2}=1 on the axis of xx and the straight line x3−y5=1\frac{x}{3}-\frac{y}{5}=1 on the axis of yy and whose axes lie along the axes of coordinates, is
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Correct option: A
267\frac{2 \sqrt{6}}{7}
Option A (267\frac{2 \sqrt{6}}{7}) is correct because it is the eccentricity calculated from the given ellipse parameters after finding a and b.
118 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The eccentric angle of the point of contact of the line xa+yb=2\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} = \sqrt 2 with the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1,\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1, is
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Correct option: C
π4\frac{\pi }{4}
Option C (π4\frac{\pi }{4}) is correct because the eccentric angle is found by equating the given line to the tangent equation of the ellipse and solving for the angle.
119 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1 meets the line x7+y26=1\frac{x}{7}+\frac{y}{2 \sqrt{6}}=1 on the xx-axis and the line x7−y26=1\frac{x}{7}-\frac{y}{2 \sqrt{6}}=1 on the yy-axis, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is
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Correct option: A
57\frac{5}{7}
Option A (57\frac{5}{7}) is correct because by finding the values of a and b from the given information, the eccentricity can be calculated using the formula e=1−b2a2e = \sqrt{1 - \frac{b^2}{a^2}}.
120 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
PP is a variable point on the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1 with AA′A A^{\prime} as the major axis. Then, the maximum value of the area of the triangle APA', is
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Correct option: A
aba b
Option A (aba b) is correct because the maximum area of the triangle is achieved when P is at the end of the minor axis, resulting in an area of abab.
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