ELLIPSE

BASIC APPLICATION
1. Find the equation of the ellipse whose focus is (1, -1), the corresponding diectrix is x - y + 3 = 0 and e = 1/2.
2. Find the length of major axis, minor axis, foci, vertices, eccentricity, ends of latusrectum, length of latusrectum
& equation of directrix of the following ellipse 2 2
2 2 2 2 x y 2 2
(i) 16x + 25y = 400 (ii) 4x + 9y = 36 (iii) + = 1 (iv) 3x + 2y = 6
9 16
3. Find the equation to the ellipse (refered to its axes as the axes of x and y respectively) which passes through
the point(-3, 1) and has eccentricity 2/5
4. Find the equation of the ellipse in the standard form whose minor axis is equal to the distance between foci
and whose latus-rectum is 10
5. A rod of length 12m moves with its ends always touching the coordinatre axes. Determine the equation of the
locus of a point P on the rod, which is 3m from the end in contact with x-axis
6. Find the equation of an ellipse, the distance between the foci is 8 units and the distance between the
directrices is 18 units.
7. Find the equation of an ellipse whose vetices are (0, +10) and eccentricity e = 4/5
8. Find the centre, the lengths of the axes, eccentricity, foci of the following ellipse : (i) x2 + 2y2 - 2x + 12y + 10 = 0
2 2
(ii) x + 4y - 4x + 24y + 31 = 0
9. Find the equation of the ellipse whose foci are (2, 3), (-2, 3) and whose semi-minor axis is 5.
2 2
2 2 x y
10. Find the equation of tangents (i) 3x + 4y = 16 at point (2, 1) (ii) + = 1 at (-5, 0)
2 2 25 9
(iii) 4x + 36y - 4x + 24y + 1 = 0 at point (1/2, -2/3)
2 2
x y 2 2
11. Find equation of chords of contact of (i) + = 1 w.r.t. point (-7, 2) (ii) 2x + y = 6 w.r.t. point (3, 2)
16 9
2 2
12. Find equation of normal at 3x + 4y = 16 at point (2, 1)
2 2
13. Find the equation of chord with mid-point (-1, 2) of ellipse x + y = 1
2 2
16 9
14. Find equation of chord of x + 4y - 20y = 2x which is bisected at point (-2, 4)
2 2
15. Find length of chord of x + 3y = 4 whose equation is x + y = 2
2 2
x y 0
16. Find the equation of tangents to ellipse + = 1 (i) which are inclined at 45 with +ve x-axis
16 9
(ii) which are parallel to line 2x - y + 3 = 0 (iii) which are perpendicular to line 2x - y + 3 = 0
ONLY ONE ALTERNATIVE IS CORRECT
17. In an ellipse distance between its foci is 6 and its minor axis is 8. Then its eccentricity is(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 1
2 2 5 52 5 2
x y (a) a(e + cos )
q (b) a(e - cos q)
18. The distance of the point 'q' on the ellipse 2 + 2 = 1 from a focus is
a b (c) a(1 + ecosq ) (d) a(1 + 2ecosq )
2 2 0
19. The equations of the tangents to the ellipse 4x + 3y = 5, which are inclined at 60 to the axis of x are
(a) y = 3 x + 65 (b) y = 3 x + 12 (c) y = x + 65 (d) N.O.T.
12 65 2 2
3 12
20. Two perpendicular tangents drawn to the ellipse x + y = 1 intersect on the curve
2 2 25 16 2 2 2 2
(a) x = a/e (b) x + y = 41 (c) x + y = 9 (d) x - y = 41
2 2
21. The angle between pair of tangents drawn to the ellipse 3x + 2y = 5 from the point (1, 2) is
-1 -1 -1 -1
(a) tan (12/5) (b) tan (6/ 5) (c) tan (12/ 5) (d) tan ( 12/5)
2 2
22. The locus of the middle point of the portion of a tangent to the ellipse x 2 + y 2 = 1 included between axes is curve
2 2 2 2 a b 2 2
(a) x 2 + y 2 = 4 (b) a2 + b2 = 4 (c) x 2 - y 2 = 4 (d) N.O.T.
a b 2 2 x y a b
23. If P is a point on the ellipse x + y = 1 whose foci are S and S', then PS + PS' = (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
16 25 2 2
x y
24. Radius of circle passing through foci of ellipse + = 1, & having centre (0, 3) is (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 7/2
16 9
2 2
ANSWERS (1) 7x + 2xy + 7y - 22x + 22y + 7 = 0 (2) (i) 10, 8, (+3, 0), (+5, 0), 3/5, (+3, +16/5), 32/5, x = +25/3
(ii) 6, 4, (+ 5, 0), (+3, 0), 5/3, (+ 5, +4/3), 8/3, x = +9/ 5 (iii) 8, 6, (0, + 7), (0, +4), 7/4, (+9/4, + 7), y = +16/ 7
2 2 2 2 2 2
(iv) 2 3, 2 2, (0, +1), (0, + 3), 1/ 3, (+2/ 3, +1), 4/ 3, y = +3 (3) 3x + 5y = 32 (4) x + 2y = 100 (5) x + 9y = 81
2 2
x y 2 2
(6) + = 1 (7) 100x + 36y = 3600 (8) (i) (1, -3), 6, 3 2, 1/ 2, (1 +( 3/2), -3) (ii) (2, -3), 6, 3, 3/2, (2 +( 3/2), -3)
36 20
2 2
(9) 5x + 9y - 54y + 36 = 0 (10) (i) 3x + 2y - 8 = 0 (ii) x = -5 (iii) 3y + 2 = 0 (11) (i) 63x - 32y + 144 = 0
(ii) 3x + y - 2 = 0 (12) 2x - 3y = 1 (13) 9x - 32y + 73 = 0 (14) x - 2y + 10 = 0 (15) 2 (16) (i) x - y + 5 = 0
(ii) 2x - y + 73 = 0 (iii) x + 2y + 2 13 = 0 17 (c) 18 (c) 19 (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 22 (b) 23 (c) 24 (a)
 2 2
25. Number of real tangents that can be drawn to ellipse 3x + 5y = 32 passing through (3, 5) is (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
26. If the focal distance of an end of the minor axis of an ellipse (referred to its axes as the axes of x & y respectively) is
2 2 2 2 2 2
k & the distance between its foci is 2h, then its equation is(a) x2 + y 2 = 1(b) x2 + 2 y 2 = 1 (c) x2 + 2 y 2 = 1(d)N.O.T.
2 2 k h k k -h k h -k
27. Let E be the ellipse x + y = 1 and C be the circle x + y = 9. Let P and Q be the points (1, 2) and (2, 1)
2 2

respectively. Then 9 4
(a) Q lies inside C but outside E (b) Q lies outside both C and E
(c) P lies inside both C and E (d) P lies inside C but outside E
28. The curve with parametric equations x = 1 + 4cosq , y = 2 + 3sinq is
(a) an ellipse (b) a prabola (c) a hyperbola (d) a circle
29. An ellipse has OB as semi-minor axis. F and F' are its focii and the angle FBF' is a right angle. then
eccentricity of the ellipse is (a) 1/ 3 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/ 2 (d) N.O.T.
2 2
x y x y 0 0 0
30. If + = 2 touches ellipse 2 + 2 = 1, then eccentric angle q of point of contact is (a) 0 (b) 90 (c) 45 (d) 60
a b a b 2 2
x y
31. The locus of mid-points of a focal chord of the ellipse 2 + 2 = 1 is
x
2
y
2
ex x
2
y
2
ex a b 2 2 2 2
(a) 2 + 2 = (b) 2 - 2 = (c) x + y = a + b (d) N.O.T.
a b a a b a
BRAIN TEASERS
2 2
32. The normal at a point P on the ellipse x + 4y = 16 meets the x-axis at Q. If M is the mid point of the line
segment PQ, then the locus of M intersects the latus rectums of the given ellipse at the points
(a) (+(3 5)/2, +(2/7)) (b) (+(3 5)/2, +( 19/4)) (c) (+2 3), +(1/7)) (d) (+2 3), +(4 3)/7)
2 2
x y
33. If the normal at one end of the latus rectum of an ellipse 2 + 2 = 1 passes through the one end of the minor
a b
axis, then (a) e4 - e2 + 1 = 0 2
(b) e - e + 1 = 0
2 4 2
(c) e + e + 1 = 0 (d) e + e - 1 = 0
2 2
34. Tangents are drawn from the points on the line x - y - 5 = 0 to x + 4y = 4, then all chord of contact pass
through a fixed point, whose coordinate are (a) (1/5, -2/5) (b) (4/5, -1/5) (c) (2/5, -1/5) (d) N.O.T.
35. A man running round a race course notes that the sum of the distances of two flag-posts from him is always
120 metres and the distance between the flag-posts is 8 metres. The area of the path he encloses in square
metres is (a) 15p (b) 12p 2 2
(c) 18p (d) N.O.T.
x y
36. If the normal at the point P(f ) to the ellipse + = 1 intersects it again at the point Q(2f ), then cosf is equal
14 5
to (a) 2/3 (b) -2/3 2 2 (c) 3/2 (d) -3/2
y
37. Tangents are drawn to the ellipse x + = 1 at the end of latus rectum. Find the area of quadrilateral so formed
9 5
(a) 27 (b) 27/2 2 2 (c) 27/4 (d) 27/55
y
38. The minimum area of triangle formed by the tangent to the ellipse x 2 + 2 = 1 and coordinate axes is
2 2 2 a b 2 2
a +b (a + b) a + ab + b
(a) ab sq. units (b) sq. units (c) sq. units (d) sq. units
2 2 2 2
3
x y
39. The sum of the square of perpendiculars on any tangent to the ellipse 2 + 2 = 1 from two points on the minor
axis, each at a distance ae from the centre, is (a) 2a2 2 a b 2 2 2 2
2 2
(b) 2b (c) a + b (d) a - b
40. The ellipse E1 : x + y = 1 is inscribed in a rectangle R whose sides are parallel to the coordinate axis. Another
9 4
ellipse E2 passing through the point (0, 4) circumscribes the rectangle R. The eccentricity of the ellipse E2 is
(a) 2/2 (b) 3/2 2 2 (c) 1/2 (d) 3/4
41. x - 2y + 4 = 0 is common tangent to y = 4x & x + y 2 = 1. Then value of b & other common tangent are given by
2

4 b
(a) b = 3 ; x + 2y + 4 = 0 (b) b = 3 ; x + 2y + 4 = 0 (c) b = 3 ; x + 2y - 4 = 0 (d) b = 3 ; x - 2y - 4 = 0
2 2
x y
42. Locus of the mid points of the chords of ellipse 2 + 2 = 1, so that the chord always touches the circle
2 2 2
x + y = c , (c < a, c < b), is a b
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 4 2
(a) (b x + a y ) = c (b x + a y ) (b) (b x + a y ) = c (b x + a y ) (c) (a x + b y ) = c (a x + b y ) (d) N.O.T.
43. A circle of radius r is concentric with an ellipse. If common tangent is inclined to major axis at an angle of q ,
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
equals (a) r 2 - b 2 (b) r 2 - b2 (c) r2 - b2 (d) r 2 - a2
2
then tan q
a -b a -r r -a b -r
2 2
44. Consider the ellipse x + 3y = 6 and a point P on it in the first quadrant at a distance of 2 units from the centre.
Find the eccentric angle of P.
45. Prove that, in an ellipse, the perpendicular from a focus upon any tangent and the line joining the centre of the
ellipse to the point of contact meet on the corresponding directrix.
2 2 2 2
46. A tangent to the ellipse x + 4y = 4 meets the ellipse x + 2y = 6 at P and Q. Prove that the tangents at P and Q
2 2
of the ellipse x + 2y = 6 are at right angles.
ANSWERS 25 (c) 26 (b) 27 (d) 28 (a) 29 (c) 30 (c) 31 (a) 32 (c) 33 (d) 34 (b) 35 (d) 36 (b) 37 (a) 38 (a) 39 (a)
40 (c) 41 (a) 42 (c) 43 (b) (44) p/4 (47) a
47. An ellipse, with foci at (0, 2) and (0, -2) and minor axis of length 4, passes through which of the following points ?
(a) ( 2, 2) (b) (2, 2) 2 2
(c) (2, 2 2) (d) (1, 2 2)
x y
48. If 3x + 4y = 12 2 is a tangent to the ellipse 2 + = 1 for some aÎ R, then the distance between the foci of
a 9
the ellipse is (a) 2 7 (b) 4 (c) 2 5 (d) 2 2
2 2
49. Let the line y = mx and the ellipse 2x + y = 1 intersect at a point P in the first quadrant. If the normal to the
1
this ellipse at P meets the co-ordinate axes at (- , 0) and (0, b ), then b is equal to :
2 2 2 3 2 2 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
50. Let L be a common tangent line to the curves 4x + 9y = 36 and (2x) + (2y) = 31. Then the square of the
slope of the line L is
51. Let E be an ellipse whose axes are parallel to the coordinates axes, having its center at (3, -4), one focus at
2
(4, -4) and one vertex at (5, -4). If mx - y = 4, m > 0 is a tangent to the ellipse E, then the value of 5m is equal to

ANSWERS (48) a (49) d (50) 3 (51) 3

HYPERBOLA
BASIC APPLICATION
1. Find the equation of the hyperbola with directrix x + 2y = 1, focus at (0, 0) and eccentricity 2.
2. Find the eccentricity, coordinates of the foci, equations of directrices and length of the latus-rectum of the
2 2 2 2 2 2
hyperbola (i) 9x - 16y = 144 (ii) 4x - 3y = 36 (iii) 2x - 3y = 5
3. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose eccentricity is 3/2 and whose foci are (+2, 0)
2 2
4. Find the vertices, eccentricity, foci and the equations of the directrices of the hyperbola x - y = 1.
5. Find the equation of the hyperbola with vertices at (0, +6) and e = 5/3. Also find its foci
6. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose foci are (8, 3) (0, 3) and eccentricity = 4/3.
ONLY ONE ALTERNATIVE IS CORRECT
2 2 2 2
x y x y
= 1 coincide, then the value of b is
2
7. If the foci of the ellipse + 2 = 1 and the hyperbola -
25 b 144 81 25
(a) 3 (b) 16 (c) 9 (d) 12
2 2
8. The line 5x + 12y = 9 touches hyperbola x - 9y = 9 at point (a) (-5, 4/3) (b) (5, -4/3) (c) (3, -1/2) (d) N.O.T.
2 2
9. The equation to the chord of the hyperbola x - y = 9 which is bisected at (5, -3) is
(a) 5x + 3y = 9 (b) 5x - 3y = 16 (c) 5x + 3y = 16 (d) 5x - 3y = 9
2 2
10. The equation 16x - 3y - 32x + 12y - 44 = 0 represents a hyperbola (a) the length of whose transverse axis is 4 3
(b) the length of whose conjugate axis is 4 (c) whose centre is (-1, 2) (d) whose eccentricity is 19/3
2 2
x y
11. If the chords of contact of tangents from two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) to the hyperbola 2 - 2 = 1 are at
xx 2 2 4 a b 4
right angles, then 1 2 is equal to (a) - a2 (b) - b2 (c) - b4 (d) - a4
y 1y 2 b a a b
2 2 2 2 2 2
12. The line lx + my + n = 0 will be a normal to the hyperbola b x - a y = a b if
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(a) a2 + b 2 = (a +2b ) (b) a2 - b 2 = (a - 2b ) (c) a2 - b 2 = (a +2b ) (d) N.O.T.
l m n l m n l m n
2 2
13. The eq. of tangent to x - y - 8x + 2y + 11 = 0 at (2, 1) is (a) x + 2 = 0 (b) 2x + 1 = 0 (c) x - 2 = 0 (d) x + y + 1 = 0
2 2
x y
14. If e is the eccentricity of the hyperbola 2 - 2 = 1 and q is angle between the asymptotes, then cosq /2 =
(a) (1 - e)/e a b (b) (1/e) - 1 (c) 1/e (d) N.O.T.
2 2
x y (a) a hyperbola if k < 8 (b) an ellipse if k > 8
15. The equation + = 1 represents
12 - k 8 - k (c) a hyperbola if 8 < k < 12 (d) N.O.T.
ONE OR MORE ALTERNATIVE(S) MAY BE CORRECT :
2 2
16. If x=9 is chord of contact of hyperbola x - y = 9, then equation of corresponding pair of tangents is
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(a) 9x - 8y + 18x - 9 = 0 (b) 9x - 8y - 18x + 9 = 0 (c) 9x - 8y - 18x - 9 = 0 (d) 9x - 8y + 18x + 9 = 0
2 2
17. The equation of a tangent to the hyperbola 3x - y = 3, parallel to the line y = 2x + 4 is
(a) y = 2x + 3 (b) y = 2x + 1 (c) y = 2x - 1 (d) y = 2x + 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
18. If the eccentricity of the hyperbola x - y cosec a= 25 is 5 times the eccentricity of the ellipse x cosec a + y = 5,
-1 -1 -1 -1
then a is equal to (a) tan 2 (b) sin 3/4 (c) tan 2/5 (d) sin 2/5
2 2
ANSWERS (1) x + 8 2xy + 5y - 8x - 8 2y + 4 = 0 (2) (i) 5/4, (+5, 0), 5x + 16 = 0, 9/2
2 2
(ii) 13/3, (+ 13, 0), 13x + 3 3 = 0, 8/ 3 (iii) 5/3, (+5/ 6, 0), 2x + 3 = 0, (10/3) 2/5 (3) 45x - 36y = 80
2 2
(4) (1, 0), (-1, 0) ; 2; ( 2, 0), (- 2, 0); 2x - 1 = 0, 2x + 1 = 0 (5) 16x - 9y = 576 ; (0, + 10)
2 2
(6) 7x - 9y - 56x + 54y - 32 = 0 7 (b) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11 (d) 12 (c) 13 (c) 14 (c) 15 (c) (16) b (17) b, c (18) a
 2 2 2 2
19. If the circle x + y = a intersects the hyperbola xy = c in four point. P(x1, y1), Q(x2, y2), R(x3, y3) & S(x4, y4), then
4 4
(a) x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 0 (b) y1 + y2 + y3 + y4 = 0 2 2
(c) x1 x2 x3 x4 = c (d) y1 y2 y3 y4 = c
x y
20. If a hyperbola passes through the focus of the ellipse + = 1 and its transverse & conjugate axes coincide
25 16
with the major and minor axes of the ellipse, and the product of eccentricities is 1, then
2 2 2 2
y y
(a) the equation of hyperbola is x - = 1 (b) the equation of hyperbola is x - = 1
9 16 9 25
(c) focus of hyperbola is (5, 0) 2 2 (d) focus of hyperbola is (5 3, 0)
21. Let the eccentricity of the hyperbola x2 - y2 = 1 be reciprocal to that of the ellipse x + 4y = 4. If the hyperbola passes
2 2

a b
through a focus of the ellipse, then 2 2
(a) the equation of the hyperbola is x y
- =1 (b) a focus of the hyperbola is (2, 0)
3 2 2 2
(c) the eccentricity of the hyperbola is 5/3 (d) the equation of the hyperbola is x - 3y = 3

BRAIN TEASERS
2 2
x
22. Which one of the following is independent of a in the hyperbola (0 < a <p /2) 2
- y2 = 1
(a) eccentricity (b) abscissa of foci (c) directrix cos a sin a (d) vertex
2 2
x y
23. Let P(a secq , b tanq) and Q(a secf , b tanf ), where q +f =p /2, be two points on the hyperbola 2 - 2 = 1.
If (h, k) is the point of intersection of the normals of P & Q, then k is equal to a b

( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(a) a + b (b) - a + b (c) a +2 b (d) - a + b
a a 2 2 b b
x y
24. Let P(6, 3) be a point on the hyperbola 2 - 2 = 1. If the normal at the point P intersects the x-axis at (9, 0), then
a b
the eccentricity of the hyperbola is (a) 5/2 (b) 3/2 (c) 2 (d) 3
2 2
x y
25 If PQ is a double ordinate of the hyperbola 2 - 2 = 1 such that OPQ is an equilateral triangle, O being the
a b
centre of the hyperbola. Then the eccentricity e of the hyperbola satisfies (a) 1 < e < 2/ 3 (b) e = 2/ 3
2 2 (c) e = 3/2 (d) e > 2/ 3
x y
26. The line 2x + y = 1 is tangent to the hyperbola 2 - 2 = 1. If this line passes through the point of intersection of
a b
the nearest directrix and the x-axis, then eccentricity of the hyperbola (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
2 2
27. Consider a branch of the hyperbola x - 2y - 2 2x - 4 2y - 6 = 0 with vertex at the point A. Let B be one of end
points of its latus rectum. If C is the focus of the hyperbola nearest to the point A. then area of triangle ABC is
(a) 1 - 2/3 (b) 3/2 - 1 2 2
(c) 1 + 2/3 (d) 3/2 + 1
x - y = 1 to the circle x2 + y2 = 9. Find the locus of
28. Tangents are drawn from any point on the hyperbola
9 4
mid-point of the chord of contact
29 A triangle has its vertices on a rectangular hyperbola. Prove that the orthocentre of the triangle also lies on the same
hyperbola.
2 2
30. Find the eccentricity of the conic 4(2x - x - 3) - 9(2x + y - 1) = 80
31. Show that the locus of the centre of a circle which touches externally two given circles is a hyperbola
32. If a hyperbola passes through the point P(10, 16) and it has vertices at (+6,0), then the equation of the
normal to it at P is (a) 3x + 4y = 94 (b) 2x + 5y = 100 (c) x + 2y = 42 (d) x + 3y = 58
33. If a directrix of a hyperbola centred at the origin and passing through the point (4, -2 3) is 5x = 4 5 and
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2
eccentricity is e, then (a) 4e - 24e + 27 = 0 (b) 4e - 12e + 27 = 0 (c) 4e - 24e + 35 = 0(d) 4e + 8e - 35 = 0
2 2 2 2
x y x y
34. If e1 and e2 are the eccentricities of the ellipse, + = 1 and the hyperbola, - = 1 respectively
18 4 9 4
2 2
and (e1, e2) is a point on the ellipse, 15x + 3y = k, is equal to (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 14
2 2
35. A hyperbola having the transverse axis of length 2 has the same foci as that of the ellipse 3x + 4y = 12,
then this hyperbola does not pass through which of the following points ?
(a) (1/ 2, 0) (b) (- 3/2, 1) 2 2
(c) (1, -1/ 2) (d) ( 3/2, 1/ 2)
x y 2 2
36. If the line y = mx + c is a common tangent to the hyperbola - = 1 and the circle x + y = 36, then
2 100 64 2
which one of the following is true ? (a) c = 369 (b) 5m = 4 (c) 4c = 369 (d) 8m + 5 = 0
37. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines ( 3)kx + ky - 4 3 = 0 and 3x - y - 4 ( 3)k = 0 is a conic,
whose eccentricity is
2 2
38. The locus of the centroid of the triangle formed by any point P on the hyperbola 16x - 9y +32x+ 36y - 164 = 0,
2 2 2 2
and its foci is (a) 16x - 9y + 32x + 36y - 36 = 0 (b) 9x - 16y + 36x + 32y - 144 = 0
2 2 2 2
(c) 16x - 9y + 32x + 36y - 144 = 0 (d) 9x - 16y + 36x + 32y - 36 = 0

( )
2
2 2 2 2
ANSWERS (19) all (20) a,c (21) b,d (22) b (23) d (24) b (25) d (26) b (27) b (28) x - y = x +y
9 4 9
(30) = 2/ 3 (32) b (33) c (34) a (35) d (36) c (37) 2 (38) a