STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE 1. Ifona given base, a triangle be described such that the sum of the tangents of the base angles is a constant, then the locus of the vertex i (a) acircle (b) a parabola (©) anellipse (@) a hyperbola 2. The locus of the point of trisection of all the double ordinates of the parabola y* =/x is a parabola whose latus rectum is : w@! 9 a oy Og a 1 of | 8. The vertex A of the parabola y? = das is joined to any point P on it and PQ is drawn at right angles to AP to meet the axis in Q. Projection of PQ on the axis is equal to: (a) twice the length of latus rectum (b) the length of latus rectum (c) half the length of latus rectum (@) one fourth of the length of latus rectum 4, Twounequal parabolas have the same common axis which is the xraxis and have the same vertex which is the origin with their concavities in opporite direction. Ifa variable line parallel tothe common axis meet the parabolas in P and P’ the locus ofthe middle point of PP’ is (a) a parabola @) acircle © anellipse (@) a hyperbola 5. The straight ine y=” (xa) will meet the parabola y? = 4ax in two distinct real points if : (a) meR () mel-1, 0) (©) me, ULL, oR @ meR-(0) 6. All points on the curve y* 4a(x+asin®) at @ which the tangent is parallel to x-axis lie on : (a) Scircte (b) a parabola (©) anellipse (@) aline 7. Locus of trisection point of any arbitrary double ordinate of the parabola x? = 4by, is (a) 9x? = by (b) 3x2 = 2by (©) 9x? = dby (@) 9x2 = 2by Ao eo y? ~6y + 5x" =Ois: ot os ae oe 9. Angle between the parabolasy? = 4b (x 2a +)and x? + 4a (y — 2b - a) = 0 at the common end of their ee (a) tan) Te sam t2 stant Oy tant ear tat (e) tant(V3) (d) tan“ (2) + tan"! (3) 10. Ifa focal chord of y? = 4ax makes an angle o, a€ (a 4 with the positive direction of x-axis,.then minimum length of this focal chord is (a) 6a (b) 2a (© 8a (@) none of these 11. OA and OB are two mutually perpendicular chords of y? = 4ax, O being the origin. Line AB will always pass through the point : (a) (2a, 0) () (6a, 0) (© (a,0) (@ (4a, 0) 12, ABCD and EFGC are squares and the curve y = v= passes through the origin D and the points B and F. FG The ratio * e ratiocers Seton 541 @ 2 ) aa B41 oF @ Su 1, From an external point P, pair of tangent lines are Gravn tothe parabola, 2 = 4s, If and 0, are the inclinations of these tangents with the axis of © such that, 0; +0, = *, then the locus of P is: (a) e-y41 () x4. x+y-120 (© x-y-1=0 @ xty+1=0 14, Maximum number of comma o and a circle can be equal to 8 arabola (2 w4 © 6 @s 16. PN is an ordinate of the parabola y? = dax ral = das (P on yf = dax and N on x-axis). A straight line 1 drawn parallel to the axis to bisect NP and meets the curve in @.NQ meets the tangent at th Tsuch that AT = kNP, then the value of kis (where Ais the vertex) 3 De o> wt (a) none of these 16, Let A and B be two points on a parabola y?= x with vertex V such that VA is perpendicular to VB and @ is the angle between the chord VA and the axis of IVAI the parabola. The value of i e parabola. The value of is 2 oF (a) tan (b) tan?6 (© cot?6 (@) cot¥@ 17, Minimum distance between the curves y? = x - 1 and x? = y—1is equal to: 3y2 2 @ w M2 we 4 4 18, The length of a focal chord of the parabola y* = 4ax at a distance b from the ere “ne (a) 2a? = be (b) a? = 6 aces? | (@) Be = 4a? 19. The straight line joining any point P on the parabola y? = dax to the vertex and perpendicular from the focus to the tangent at P, intersect at R, i Ris then the equation of the locus of (a) 2? +2y? -ax (by 222 +9) -2oe7 0 (©) 2x24 2y2-ay=0 (a) 20 +y—2ay e vertex ona point * 543 20, Locus ofthe feet of the perpendiculars drawn from vertex ofthe parabola y? = dax upon all such chords of the parabola which subtend a right angle at the vertex is (a) 28+ y2—dar=0 — (b) 2? +y?-2ax=0 (c) x+y? 4 2ax=0 (a) x7 +y? + 4ax=0 21, y-intercept of the common tangent to the parabola y= 82x and 2! = 108y is 22, The points of contact Q and R of tangent from the point P (2, 3) on the parabola y® = 4x are : (a) (9,6) and(1,2)—(b) (1,2) and (4, 4) (© ,A)and@,6) —@) (9, 6and( 5, , 23, Length ofthe normal chord of the parabola, y?= 4x, which makes an angle of 7 with the axis of xis @) 8 (b) 82 @4 @ 42 24, If the lines (y-b) =m,(x +a) and (y—b) = mlx +a) are the tangents to the parabola y? = ax, then : (a) my+my=0 (&) mymg=1 (©) mymy=-1 (@) m,+m,=1 25. Ifthe normal toa parabola y? = dar at P meets the curve we again in @ and if PQ and the normal at @ makes angles and B respectively with the scaxis then tan a (tan a+ tan By has the value equal to: My @ 0 ) -2 1 ©} @-1 26. The triangle PQR of area A is inscribed in the parabola y® = dax such that the vertex P lies at the vertex of the parabola and the base QR is a focal chord. The modulus of the difference of the ordinates of the points @ and R is: A A ss o) 4 (@) ws © * ca 44 3 . 27. Through the focus of the parabola y? = 2px (p > 0) a line is drawn which intersects the curve at A(x, 91) and B(x, ¥). The ratio 22 equals : he ) -1 (@) some function of p (@) 2 © -4 hy28. TP and 7@ are tangents tothe parabola, y? = dax at Pand Q. Ifthe chord PQ passes through the fixed point(-a,6) then the locus of Tis (2) ay =26(2-6) —(b) br = 2a(y-a) (©) by=2ale-a) —(@) a= 2-5) 29. Through the vertex O of the parabola, y? = 4ax two chords OP and 0@ are drawn and the circles on OP and OQ as diameters intersect on R. If 0, 8, and ¢ are the angles made with the axis by the tangents at P and Q on the parabola and by OR then the value of, cot 8 + cot 8 is: (@) -2tang () ~2tan (n-9) © 0 (2) 2eot 30. Ifa normal toa parabola y* = 4ax makes an angle @ with its axis, then it will eut the curve again at an anal (a) tartatann) 0 tav(Htane) Co cwt(Ltane) none ofthe 81. Tangents are drawn from the points on the line xx~y+3 = Oto parabola y# = 8x. Then the variable chords of contact pass through a fixed point whose coordinates are (@) @,2) 2,4 © G,4) @ 4,0 82. Ifthe tangents and normals at the extremities of a focal chord of a parabola intersect at (xy, 9,) and (eq, 92) respectively, then (@) x 2% © 292 38, A circle with radius unity has its centre on the positive y-axis. If this circle touches the parabola y= 2x? tangentially at the points P and @ then the ‘sum of the ordinates of P and Q, is 16 oy 8 oF (© 26 @5 ‘84, Normal to the parabola y? = & at the point P(2, 4) meets the parabola again at the point @. IfC is the centre of the circle described on PQ as diameter then the coordinates of the image of the point C in the line y= are : (@) (4,10) 3,8) (©) (4-10) @ 3,10) 35. Consider two curves Cy: - VBR = 4 be ~ VB) and Cy sx? +? = (6+ 22)x + Q/3y -6(1 + V2), then : (a) C, and C, touch each other only at one point. «8 4 (©) ©, and Cy touch each other exactly at two (ore camer ut dane tn ancy two points (a) C, and C, neither intersect nor touch each other 36. Normals are drawn at points A, B, and C on the parabola y¥ = Ax which intersect at P(k, ). The Tocus ofthe point Pif the slope ofthe line joining the feet of two of them is 2, is: () xy @ yaa(s 87. Tangents are drawn from the point (~1, 2) on the parabola y? = 4x. The length , these tangents wil intereept on the line x = 2 is (6 () 62 © 6 (4) none of these 38, Which one of the following lines cannot be the normals tox? = 4y? (@ x-y+3 (b) x+y-3=0 (© 2-294 (@) x4 2y412=0 89. Consider the graphs of y = Ax? and y*+3 =x? +4, where isa positive constant andx,y € R. Number of points in which the two graphs intersect, is: (a) exactly 4 (©) exactly 2 (©) at least 2 but the number of points varies for different positive values of A (4) zero for at least one positive A 40. The eccentricity of the ellipse (x ~ 3)? + (y 4)" (@) x+y=1 (© y2=2-D a) 7 o> oF 1 32 or 41. An ellipse has OB as a semi minor axis where 018 the origin. F, F” are its foci and the angle FBF’is ‘iht angle. Then the eccentricity of the ellipses (@ Oy V3 oF @ Pat ¥ whose distance from the centre of the ellipse a 42, There are exactly two points onthe ellipse =~ +