GYAN BHARTI SCHOOL

MATHS ASSIGNMENT- SS1

TOPIC- ELLIPSE & HYPERBOLA
DATE OF UPLOADING: 10.12.2023 DATE OF DISCUSSION: 15.12.2023
1.If the latus rectum of an ellipse be equal to half of its minor axis, then find its eccentricity.
2.If distance between the directrices be thrice the distance between the foci, then find eccentricity of
ellipse.
3.Find the equation of the ellipse whose centre is at origin and which passes through the points (–3,
1) and (2, –2).
4.If the eccentricity of an ellipse be 5/8 and the distance between its foci be 10, then find its latus
rectum.
5.If the foci and vertices of an ellipse be (±1, 0) and (±2, 0), then find the minor axis of the ellipse.
6.Find the equations of the directrices of the ellipse 16𝑥 2 + 25𝑦 2 = 400.
7.Find the eccentricity of an ellipse is 2/3, latus rectum is 5 and centre is (0, 0). The equation of the
ellipse.
8.Find the latus rectum of an ellipse is 10 and the minor axis is equal to the distance between the foci.
The equation of the ellipse.
𝑥2 𝑦2
9.Find the distance between the directrices of the ellipse 36 + 20 = 1.
10.Find the distance between the foci of the ellipse 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 = 48.
11.Find the equation of the ellipse whose vertices are (±5, 0) and foci are (±4, 0).
12.Find the equation of the ellipse whose foci are (±5, 0) and one of its directrix is 5𝑥 = 36.
13.If the eccentricity of an ellipse be 1/√2, then find its length of latus rectum.
14.Find the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse 5𝑥 2 + 9𝑦 2 = 45.
𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑦2 𝑥2
15.If the eccentricities of the hyperbolas 𝑎2 − 𝑏2 = 1 and − 𝑎2 = 1 be e and 𝑒1 , then find the value of
𝑏2
1 1
+ 𝑒 2.
𝑒2 1

16.If P is a point on the hyperbola 16𝑥 2 − 9𝑦 2 = 144 whose foci are 𝑆1 and 𝑆2 , then find the value of
𝑃𝑆1 ~𝑃𝑆2 .
17.If the latus rectum of an hyperbola be 8 and eccentricity be 3/√5, then find the equation of the
hyperbola.
18.Find the eccentricity of a hyperbola passing through the points (3, 0), (3√2, 2).
19. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose conjugate axis is 5 and the distance between the foci is
13.
20. Find the length of the transverse axis of a hyperbola is 7 and it passes through the point (5, –2).
The equation of the hyperbola.
 MCO’S
1. If the latus rectum of an ellipse be equal to half of its minor axis, then its eccentricity is
(a) 3/2 (b) √3/2
(c) 2/3 (d) √2/3
2. If distance between the directrices be thrice the distance between the foci, then eccentricity of
ellipse is
(a) 1/2 (b) 2/3
(c) 1/√3 (d) 4/5
3. The equation of the ellipse whose centre is at origin and which passes through the points (–3, 1)
and (2, –2) is
(a) 5𝑥 2 + 3𝑦 2 = 32 (b) 3𝑥 2 + 5𝑦 2 = 32
(c) 5𝑥 2 − 3𝑦 2 = 32 (d) 3𝑥 2 + 5𝑦 2 + 32 = 0
4. If the eccentricity of an ellipse be 5/8 and the distance between its foci be 10, then its latus rectum
is
(a) 39/4 (b) 12
(c) 15 (d) 37/2
5. If the foci and vertices of an ellipse be (±1, 0) and (±2, 0), then the minor axis of the ellipse is
(a) 2√5 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 2√3
𝑥2 𝑦2
6. A point on the curve 𝐴2 − 𝐵2 = 1 is
(a) (𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 , 𝐵 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃) (b) (𝐴 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃 , 𝐵 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃)
(c) (𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 , 𝐵 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃) (d) None of these
𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑦2 𝑥2 1 1
7. If the eccentricities of the hyperbolas 𝑎2 − 𝑏2 = 1 and − 𝑎2 = 1 be e and 𝑒1 , then 𝑒 2 + 𝑒 2 =
𝑏2 1
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) None of these
8. If P is a point on the hyperbola 16𝑥 2 − 9𝑦 2 = 144 whose foci are 𝑆1 and 𝑆2 , then 𝑃𝑆1 ~𝑃𝑆2 =
(a) 4 (b) 6
(c) 8 (d) 12
9. If the latus rectum of an hyperbola be 8 and eccentricity be 3/√5, then the equation of the hyperbola
is
(a) 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑦 2 = 100 (b) 5𝑥 2 − 4𝑦 2 = 100
(c) 4𝑥 2 + 5𝑦 2 = 100 (d) 5𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 = 100
10. The eccentricity of a hyperbola passing through the points (3, 0), (3√2, 2) will be
√13
(a) √13 (b) 3
√13 √13
(c) (d)
4 2
 ANSWER

𝑏2 √3
1. Hence 𝑒 = √1 − 𝑎2 = .
2
1
2. 𝑒= .
√3
3. Hence required equation of ellipse is 3𝑥 2 + 5𝑦 2 = 32.

2𝑏 2 2×39 39
4. Latus rectum= = = .
𝑎 8 4
5. Hence minor axis = 2√3.
5
6. directrices are 𝑥 ± 3/5 = 0 or 3𝑥 ± 25 = 0.
4𝑥 2 4𝑦 2
7. Hence the equation is + = 1.
81 45
𝑥2 𝑦2
8. Hence equation of ellipse is (10)2 + (5√2)2 = 1
i.e., 𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 2 = 100.
9. 18.
1
10. Distance is 2𝑎𝑒 = 2 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 2 = 4.
𝑥2 𝑦2
11. Hence equation is 25 + = 1 i.e., 9𝑥 2 + 25𝑦 2 = 225.
9
𝑥2 𝑦2
12. Hence equation is 36 + 11 = 1.
1
13. (d) 𝑒 = ; Latus rectum = 𝑎.
√2
2𝑏 2 2⋅5 10
14. Latus rectum = = = .
𝑎 3 3

1 b 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 d
6 b 7 a 8 b 9 a 10 b