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JEE • MATHEMATICS • ELLIPSE
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For the ellipse , the eccentricity is
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Correct option: C
Option C (4 / 5) is correct because, after rewriting the equation in standard form, the eccentricity is calculated using the formula since b > a.
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Locus of the point of intersection of tangents at the end points of focal chord is
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Correct option: A
if
Option A (, if ) is correct because the locus of the intersection of tangents at the endpoints of a focal chord is the directrix of the ellipse.
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If be a tangent to the ellipse in standard form whose minor axis is , then its eccentricity is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the eccentricity calculated using the tangent condition and the given minor axis length.
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The eccentricity of the ellipse represented by the equation is
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because the eccentricity of the ellipse is calculated after rewriting the equation in standard form and using the relationship between a, b, and e.
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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 rewriting the equation in standard ellipse form.
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The equation of the ellipse, whose one of the vertices is and the corresponding directrix is , is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is the correct equation of the ellipse because it satisfies the given vertex and directrix conditions.
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Let a line pass through the point intersection of the lines and , . If the line also passes through the point and touches the circle , then the eccentricity of the ellipse is
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Correct option: B
Option D () is correct because after finding the equation of the line L and using the condition that it touches the circle, we can find the value of b and then calculate the eccentricity.
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If is any point on the ellipse and and are the foci, then is equal to
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Correct option: D
12
Option D (12) is correct because the sum of the focal distances of any point on the ellipse is equal to 2a, where a = 6 in this case.
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If polar of is always touching the circle , then locus of pole is
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Correct option: A
Option B () is correct because the polar of the ellipse touches the circle, so the condition for tangency can be used to find the locus of the pole.
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Coordinates of the foci of the ellipse are
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Correct option: A
and
Option A (() and ()) is correct because these are the coordinates of the foci after completing the square and finding the center and eccentricity.
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A tangent to the ellipse is cut by the tangent at the extremities of the major axis at and ' '. The circle on as diameter passes through the point
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Correct option: C
Option C ((0,0)) is correct because the circle on as diameter passes through the origin.
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If the distance between the foci of an ellipse is half the length of its latus rectum, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the eccentricity is derived from the relationship between the distance between foci and the latus rectum length.
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The line is tangent to the ellipse if
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because this is the condition for the line to be tangent to the ellipse .
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The locus of the point which moves such that the ratio of its distance from two fixed point in the plane is always a constant is
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Correct option: B
ellipse
Option B (ellipse) is correct because the locus of a point with a constant ratio of distances from two fixed points (less than 1) defines an ellipse.
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If and , then equals:
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Correct option: C
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Option C (10) is correct because PF1 + PF2 equals the length of the major axis, which is 2a, and a is 5 in this ellipse equation.
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The equation of the ellipse (referred to its axes as the axes of and respectively) which passes through the point and has eccentricity is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the equation of an ellipse that passes through the point (-3, 1) and has the given eccentricity.
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The line is a normal to the ellipse , if
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the condition for the line to be normal to the ellipse.
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The length of latusrectum of the ellipse is
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Correct option: D
Option D (9/2) is correct because the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse is calculated using the formula 2b²/a, where a and b are the semi-major and semi-minor axes, respectively.
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For the ellipse, lengths of major and minor axes are respectively.
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Correct option: C
6 and 4
Option A ( and ) is incorrect. The correct lengths of the major and minor axes are 6 and 4, respectively, obtained by simplifying the ellipse equation.
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If the eccentricities of the ellipse and the hyperbola are reciprocals of each other, then is equal to
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Correct option: A
192
Option A (192) is correct because the eccentricities are reciprocals, leading to the equation 1 + b2/64 = 4, which solves to b2 = 192.
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The eccentricity of the ellipse is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the calculated eccentricity of the given ellipse after converting it to standard form.
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The dimensions of the rectangle of maximum area that can be inscribed in the ellipse are
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because these are the dimensions of the rectangle of maximum area inscribed in the given ellipse.
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The equation of the ellipse whose distance between foci is equal to 8 and distance between the directrix is 18, is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the ellipse with the given distance between foci and directrices.
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Equation of a line joining a foci of the ellipse to a foci of the ellipse is,
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the line joining the foci of the two given ellipses.
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If is a polar to then pole is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is found by comparing the given polar equation with the general polar equation T=0.
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The locus of the point of intersection of perpendicular tangents to and , is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the locus of the intersection point of perpendicular tangents to the two given ellipses.
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An ellipse is drawn by taking a diameter of the circle as its semi-minor axis and diameter of the circle is semi-major axis. If the centre of the ellipse is at the origin and its axes are the coordinate axes, then the equation of the ellipse is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it correctly uses the diameters of the given circles as the semi-major and semi-minor axes of the ellipse.
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If and are the ends of minor axis and and are the foci of the ellipse then area of the rhombus will be
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Correct option: C
24 sq. units
Option C (24 sq. units) is correct because the area of the rhombus is half the product of its diagonals, which are the minor axis and the distance between the foci.
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If the length of the major axis of an ellipse is three times the length of its minor axis, its eccentricity, is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it's the eccentricity calculated from the relationship between the major and minor axes of the ellipse.
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The eccentricity of the ellipse is
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Correct option: B
Option B (2 / 3) is correct because the eccentricity is calculated using the formula after rewriting the equation in standard ellipse form.
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