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JEE • MATHEMATICS • ELLIPSE
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Equation of the tangent to the ellipse perpendicular to the line , is
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Correct option: C
Option D () is incorrect. The correct answer should be because it satisfies the condition for tangency to the ellipse and is perpendicular to the given line.
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Tangents are drawn from the point to the ellipse touching the ellipse at points and . The coordinates of and , are
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Correct option: D
and
Option D ( and ) is correct because it represents the points of tangency found by solving the chord of contact equation with the ellipse equation.
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The eccentricity of the ellipse is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the eccentricity is calculated using the formula after converting the equation to standard form.
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is an ellipse, then find major & minor axes
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Correct option: D
and
Option D ( and ) is correct because it correctly identifies the major and minor axes after rewriting the ellipse equation in standard form.
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and are the parametric equations of
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the equation of the ellipse derived from the given parametric equations.
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and are the foci of the ellipse and is an end of the minor axis. If is an equilateral triangle, the eccentricity of the ellipse is then find value of
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Correct option: A
2
Option A (2) is correct because using the properties of an ellipse and the given equilateral triangle condition, we can derive the eccentricity and find that 4e = 2.
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The maximum value of , where lies on the ellipse is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the maximum value of obtained by parameterizing the ellipse and using trigonometric identities.
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The equations to the directrices of the ellipse are
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the equations of the directrices of the given ellipse.
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Which of the following conic has tangent at point ?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the point lies on the curve and the tangent at that point matches the given tangent equation.
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A circle has the same centre as an ellipse & passes through the focii & of the ellipse, such that the two curves intersect at 4 points. Let ' ' be any one of their points of intersection. If the major axis of the ellipse is & the area of the triangle is 30 , then the distance between the focii is :
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Correct option: C
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Option C (13) is correct because it uses the properties of the ellipse and the area of the triangle to find the distance between the foci.
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A point moves so that sum of its distances from and is . Then, the locus of is
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Correct option: D
Option B () is correct because the sum of distances from two points is constant, defining an ellipse.
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Let be the latusrectum and S be a focus of the ellipse If is equilaterial, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because when the triangle SLL' is equilateral, the eccentricity can be derived using the properties of the ellipse and the latus rectum.
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Let the equations of two ellipses be
If the product of their eccentricities is , then the length of theminor axis of ellipse is :
If the product of their eccentricities is , then the length of theminor axis of ellipse is :
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Correct option: C
4
Option C (4) is correct because the length of the minor axis of ellipse is calculated using the product of eccentricities and the given equation.
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The foci of an ellipse are and the equations for the directrices are . The equation for the ellipse is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the equation of the ellipse with the given foci and directrices.
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The locus of midpoints of a focal chord of the ellipse is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the locus of the midpoints of a focal chord is obtained by using the equation of the chord with a given midpoint and the fact that the chord passes through the focus.
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The acute angle between the pair of tangents drawn to the ellipse from the point is
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because the acute angle between the tangents is found using the formula involving the slopes of the tangents and the given ellipse equation.
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The equation of the ellipse passing through (2,1) having is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it satisfies the ellipse equation given the eccentricity and the point (2,1).
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If pair of tangents drawn to the ellipse from a point , so that angle between the tangents are at right angle, then possible coordinates of the point is/are
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D (All of these) is correct because all the points satisfy the equation of the director circle, which is the locus of points from which perpendicular tangents can be drawn.
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The equation of the line passing through the centre and bisecting the chord of the ellipse is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the line passing through the center and bisecting the chord of the ellipse has the same slope as the line connecting the origin to the midpoint of the chord.
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The eccentricity of the ellipse is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the eccentricity is calculated using the formula after rewriting the equation in standard ellipse form.
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If chords of contact of the tangent from two points and to the ellipse are at right angles, then is equal to
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the product of the slopes of the chords of contact must equal -1 due to their perpendicularity.
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The sum of focal distance of any point on the ellipse with major and minor axes as and respectively, is equal to
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the sum of the focal distances of any point on the ellipse is equal to the length of the major axis, which is 2a.
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The eccentricity of conic 80 is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the eccentricity of the ellipse after transforming the given equation into standard form.
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The parametric representation of a point of the ellipse whose foci are (3, 0) and and eccentricity is
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Correct option: D
The correct answer is D () because it represents the parametric coordinates of a point on the ellipse with the given foci and eccentricity.
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Let . Let be another ellipse such that it touches the end points of major axis of and the foci of are the end points of minor axis of . If and have same eccentricities, then its value is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the eccentricity is derived from the geometric relationships between the two ellipses and solving the resulting quadratic equation.
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If is a point on the ellipse whose foci are and . Then is
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Correct option: B
Option B (4√5) is correct because the sum of the distances from any point on the ellipse to its foci is equal to the length of the major axis, which is 2a = 2√(20) = 4√5.
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Locus of the middle points of all chords of , which are at a distance of 2 units from the vertex of parabola , is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the locus of the midpoints of the chords at a given distance from the vertex of the parabola.
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If constant, then the locus of the point of intersection of tangents at and to the ellipse , is
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Correct option: C
An ellipse
Option C (An ellipse) is correct because the locus of the point of intersection of tangents at P and Q to the ellipse is another ellipse.
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If is a decreasing function, then the set of values of '', for which the major axis of the ellipse is the -axis, is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the interval where the inequality holds true, ensuring that for a decreasing function f(x).
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Let be the variable point on the ellipse with focii at . Then maximum area of
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Correct option: B
12
Option B (12) is correct because the maximum area of the triangle is given by abe, where e is the eccentricity.
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