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JEE • MATHEMATICS • ELLIPSE
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Length of major axis of ellipse is
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Correct option: C
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Option C (6) is correct because after converting to standard form, the length of the major axis is twice the value of b, where b is the semi-major axis.
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If the chords of constant of tangents 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 being -1 leads to the given relationship between the coordinates of the points.
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Equation of a tangent to the ellipse , passing through the point where a directrix of the ellipse meets the + ve -axis is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the tangent to the ellipse passing through the point where the directrix meets the positive x-axis.
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An ellipse passing through the point has its foci at and Then its eccentricity is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the eccentricity is calculated using the distances from a point on the ellipse to its foci, resulting in e = 1/2.
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The locus of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the centre to any tangent to the ellipse is
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the center to any tangent of the ellipse is neither a circle, an ellipse, nor a hyperbola.
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Let , be the foci and be the minor axis of the ellipse If then the eccentricity of the ellipse is equal to
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Correct option: B
The correct answer is because it represents the eccentricity of the ellipse, derived from the given angle and the properties of the ellipse.
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If and are two points on the ellipse Locus of the mid-point of is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the locus of the midpoint of PQ, derived using parametric coordinates and trigonometric identities.
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If the tangent at on the ellipse touches the circle then
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it satisfies the condition where the tangent to the ellipse touches the given circle.
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From a point P, perpendicular tangents and are drawn to ellipse . The locus of the circumcentre of , is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the eccentricity of the ellipse when the chord QR subtends a right angle at the center C.
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Let be one of the diagonal of a parallelogram inscribed in an ellipse having eccentricity . If the maximum area of parallelogram is , then the value of a is
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Correct option: B
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Option B (4) is correct because it involves finding the maximum area of a parallelogram inscribed in an ellipse, using the given eccentricity to determine the value of 'a'.
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Suppose and are foci of the ellipse If is a variable point on the ellipse and if is area of the triangles , then the maximum value is
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Correct option: B
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Option B (12) is correct because it represents the maximum area of the triangle formed by the foci and a point on the ellipse.
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An ellipse passes through the foci of the hyperbola, and its major and minor axes lie along the transverse and conjugate axes of the hyperbola respectively. If the product of eccentricities of the two conics is , then which of the following points does not lie on the ellipse?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because this point does not satisfy the equation of the ellipse.
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The eccentricity, foci and the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse are respectively equal to:
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it correctly identifies the eccentricity, foci, and length of the latus rectum after rewriting the ellipse equation in standard form.
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If the coordinates of the vertices of an ellipse are and and the equation of a focal chord passing through the focus on the right side of the centre is The equation of the ellipse is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the equation of the ellipse with the given vertices and focal chord.
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An ellipse has foci and it passes through point . Its eccentricity is equal to
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because by using the definition of an ellipse and the given foci and point, we can solve for the eccentricity.
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If the line cuts the ellipse in points whose eccentric angles differ by , then
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the condition for the line to intersect the ellipse such that the eccentric angles differ by .
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If a number of ellipses is described having the same major axis but a variable minor axis, such that each one of the tangents at the ends of their latusrectum passes through the fixed point, then the point of concurrency is
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Correct option: B
Option B ((0,1)) is correct because the tangents at the ends of the latus rectum pass through the fixed point (0, 1).
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If and are two points on the ellipse at which the tangents are parallel to the chord joining the points and , then the distance between and is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the distance between the two points on the ellipse where the tangents are parallel to the given chord.
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In the normal at the end of latusrectum of the ellipse with eccentricity , passes through one end of the minor axis, then
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Correct option: B
The correct answer is B. By finding the equation of the normal at the end of the latus rectum and using the given condition, the relationship is derived.
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If and then the maximum area of the triangle inscribed inscribed in ellipse is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the maximum area of the triangle inscribed in the given ellipse, calculated using parametric coordinates and maximizing the area function.
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The normal at to the ellipse, touches a parabola, whose equation is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the normal to the ellipse at the given point touches the parabola when the condition is satisfied.
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If and are the feet of the perpendiculars from the foci and of the ellipse on the tangent at any point on the ellipse, then is equal to
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Correct option: A
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Option A (16) is correct because the product of the perpendiculars from the foci to any tangent of the ellipse is equal to the square of the semi-minor axis.
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The locus of the point of the chord of contact of tangents from which the ellipse touches the circle, is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the locus of the point from which the chord of contact of tangents to the ellipse touches the circle.
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If tangents are drawn to the ellipse then locus of mid-points of intercepts made by the tangents between the coordinate axes is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the locus of the midpoints of the intercepts formed by the tangents to the ellipse.
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If normal to ellipse at is passing through , then value of eccentricity is
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Correct option: C
Option C, , is the correct eccentricity value derived by using the equation of the normal to the ellipse and the given point.
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If and are the foci of the ellipse , is a point on the ellipse such that ; then area of is:
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Correct option: D
4 sq. unit
Option D (4 sq. unit) is correct because the area of the triangle is calculated using the properties of the ellipse and the given ratio of distances to the foci.
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The equation of the ellipse whose axes are along the co-ordinate axes, vertices are and foci at , is . The value of is
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Correct option: A
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Option A (9) is correct because the value of b² for the given ellipse is 9, calculated using the vertices and foci.
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represents an ellipse with major axis as axis and ' ' is decreasing function, positive for all ' ', then a belongs to
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Correct option: C
Option C ((-1,5)) is correct because it satisfies the condition for the ellipse to have its major axis along the y-axis, given that f is a decreasing function.
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Consider the particle travelling clockwise on the elliptical path . The particle leaves the orbit at the point and travels in a straight line tangent to the ellipse, then the point will the particle cross the -axis is
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Correct option: C
Option C ((0, )) is correct because the tangent line equation is found and then the y-intercept is calculated by setting x=0.
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Let be three points on the ellipse and and be the corresponding points on the auxiliary circle. Then,
Area of : Area of
Area of : Area of
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the ratio of the areas of the triangles is equal to the ratio of the semi-minor axis to the semi-major axis.
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