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ELLIPSE
Single Option Correct Type Questions
1. The equations of the directrices of the ellipse 16x2  25y2  400 are
(A) 2x  25 (B) 5x  9 (C) 3x  10 (D) None of these
2. The distance between the foci of the ellipse 3x 2  4y2  48 is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

3. The latus rectum of the ellipse x2 tan2  + y2 sec2  = 1 is 1/2 then  (0 <  < ) is equal to
  5
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
12 6 12
4. The eccentricity of an ellipse is 2/3, latus rectum is 5 and centre is (0, 0), Major axis along y-axis. The
equation of the ellipse is
x2 y 2 4x2 4y 2 x2 y 2 4x2 4y 2
(A)  1 (B)  1 (C)  1 (D)  1
81 45 81 45 9 5 45 81
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
6. The equation of the ellipse whose axes along coordinate axes and which passes through the points (–3, 1)
and (2, –2) is
(A) 5x 2  3y2  32 (B) 3x 2  5y2  32 (C) 5x 2  3y 2  32 (D) 3x 2  5y 2  64
7. 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
More than One Option Correct Type Questions
x2 y2
8. 2
 2 =1 will represents the ellipse, if r lies in the interval
r  r  6 r  6r  5
(A) (–, –2) (B) (3, ) (C) (5, ) (D) (1, )
2 2
9. If the equation of the ellipse is 3x  2y  6x – 8y  5 = 0, then which of the following is/are true ?
1
(A) e  (B) centre is (–1, 2)
3
(C) foci are (–1, 1) and (–1, 3) (D) directrices are y  2  3

10. The set of values of a for which (13x – 1)2 + (13y – 2)2 = a (5x + 12y – 1)2 represents an ellipse is :
(A) 1 < a < 2 (B) 0 < a < 1 (C) 2 < a < 3 (D) None of these
Integer Type Questions
(x  1)2 (y  2)2
11. The length of the common chord of the ellipse   1 and the circle (x – 1)2 + (y – 2)2 = 1.
9 4
x2 y2
12. The ellipse E1 :  1 is inscribed in a rectangle R whose sides are parallel to the coordinates axes.
9 4
Another ellipse E2 passing through the point (0, 4) circumscribes the rectangle R. The eccentricity of the
p
ellipse E2 is : then p + q.
q
ANSWER KEY
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. AC
9. ABC 10. B 11. 0 12. 3

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ELLIPSE
Single Option Correct Type Questions
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. If P = (x, y), F1 = (3, 0), F2 = (–3, 0) and 16x2 + 25y2 = 400 then PF1 + PF2 equals :
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 12
4. If the eccentricity of an ellipse be 1/ 2 , then its latus rectum is equal to its
(A) Minor axis (B) Semi-minor axis (C) Major axis (D) Semi-major axis
5. A man running round a race course notes that the sum of the distances of two flagposts from him is always
10 m and the distance between the flag posts is 8 m.Then the area of the path he encloses in square
metres is :
(A) 15  (B) 20  (C) 27  (C) 30 
2 2
6. The eccentricity of locus of point (3h + 2, k) where (h, k) lies on the circle x + y = 1 is :
1 2 2 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3
x2 y2
7. If the tangents to the ellipse   1 make angles  and  with the major axis such that tan  + tan  =
a2 b2
, then the locus of their point of intersection is :
(A) x2 + y2 = a2 (B) x2 + y2 = b2 (C) x2 – a2 = 2 xy (D)  (x2 – a2) = 2xy
More than One Option Correct Type Questions
8. The tangents from which of the following points to the ellipse 5x2 + 4y2 = 20 perpendicular

(A) 1,2 2  
(B) 2 2,1  
(C) 2, 5  (D)  5, 2 
x2 y 2
9. Equation of tangent to the ellipse   1 which cut off equal intercepts on the axis is :
9 4
(A) y  x  13 (B) y   x  13 (C) y  x  13 (D) y   x  13
2 2
10. Which of the following is/are true about the ellipse x + 4y – 2x – 16y + 13 = 0 ?
(A) The latus rectum of the ellipse is 1
(B) Distance between foci of the ellipse is 4 3
(C) Sum of the focal distances of a point P(x, y) on the ellipse is 4
(D) y = 3 meets the tangents drawn at the vertices of the ellipse at points P and Q then PQ subtends a
right angle at any of its foci
Integer Type Questions
4 x2 y 2
11. A tangent having slope – to the ellipse   1 intersects the axis of x & y in points A & B
3 18 32
K
respectively. If O is the origin, and area of triangle OAB is k then find the value of
3
12. 2 2
The number of real tangents that can be drawn to the ellipse 3x + 5y = 32 passing through (3, 5) is.
ANSWER KEY
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. ABCD
9. BD 10. ACD 11. 8 12. 2

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ELLIPSE
Single Option Correct Type Questions

x2 y 2 2 2
1. The slopes of the common tangents of the ellipse   1 and the circle x + y = 3 are :
4 1
(A) ±1 (B)  2 (C)  3 (D) None of these

x2 y2
2. If a tangents of slope 2 of the ellipse 2
 2
= 1 is normal to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x + 1 = 0, then the
a b
maximum value of ab is :
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) None of these

3. The equation of the ellipse whose axes are coincident with the coordinates axes and which touches the
straight lines 3x – 2y – 20 = 0 and x + 6y – 20 = 0 is :
x 2 y2 x2 y 2 x2 y 2 x2 y2
(A)  1 (B)  1 (C)  1 (D)  1
40 10 5 8 10 40 40 30

x2 y2
4. The distance of the point ‘’ on the ellipse   1 from a focus is :
a2 b2
(A) a (e + cos ) (B) a (e – cos ) (C) a (1 + e cos ) (D) a (1 + 2e cos )

  x2 y 2
5. If P() and Q     are two points on the ellipse 2  2  1, locus of the mid point of PQ is :
2  a b
x2 y2 1 x2 y2 x2 y2 1
(A) 2
 2
 (B) 2
 2
2 (C) 2
 2
 (D) None of these
a b 2 a b a b 3

x2 y 2
6. Locus of the middle points of the focal chords of the ellipse is   1, a > b
a2 b 2
x2 y 2 ex x2 y2 a x2 y 2 1
(A) x2 + y2 = a2 – b2 (B)   0 (C) 2  2  x  0 (D) 2  2 
a2 b 2 a a b e a b 2

x2 y2
7. If CF is the perpendicular from the centre C of the ellipse  1 on the tangent at any point P and G 
a2 b2
is the point when the normal at P meets the major axis, then CF.PG =
(A) a2 (B) ab (C) b2 (D) b3

More than One Option Correct Type Questions

2 2
8. If the tangent at the point P () to the ellipse 16x + 11y = 256 is also a tangent to the circle
x2 + y2 – 2x = 15, then  =
2 4 5 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3

9. If a number of ellipse be described having the same major axis 2a but variable minor axis then the
tangents at the ends of their latus rectum pass through fixed pts which can be :
(A) (0, a) (B) (0, 0) (C) (0, –a) (D) (a, a)

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10. If  and  are ecentric angles of the ends of a focal chord of the ellipse 2
 2
 1, then tan tan =
a b 2 2
e 1 e 1 e  1
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
e 1 e 1 e 1

Integer Type Questions

2 2 9
11. Suppose x and y are real numbers and x + 9y – 4x + 6y + 4 = 0 then find maximum value of x – y
4

x2 y 2
12. If area of rectangle formed by the perpendiculars drawn from centre of ellipse   1 to the tangent
9 16
 3  a
and normal at the point P  , 2 2  on ellipse is   (where a and b are coprime numbers), then
 2  b
(a – 3b) equals

ANSWER KEY
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. CD
9. AC 10. AB 11. 4 12. 9

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ELLIPSE
Paragraph Type Questions
Paragraph for Question 1 – 3

x2 y 2
Tangents are drawn from the point P (3, 4) to the ellipse   1 . Touching the ellipse at A and B.
9 4

1. The coordinates of A and B are

 8 2 161   9 8
(A) (3, 0) and (0, 2) (B)   , and   , 
 5 15   5 5
 
 8 2 161   9 8
(C)   ,  and  0, 2  (D)  3, 0  and   , 
 5 15   5 5

2. The orthocentre of the triangle PAB is :

 8  7 25   11 8   8 7
(A)  5,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
 7 5 8   5 5  25 5 

3. The equation of the locus of the point whose distances from the point P and the line AB are equal, is
(A) 9x2 + y2 – 6xy – 54x – 62y + 241 = 0 (B) x2 + 9y2 + 6xy – 54x + 62y – 241 = 0
2 2
(C) 9x + 9y – 6xy – 54x – 62y – 241 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 – 2xy + 27x + 31y – 120 = 0

Paragraph for Question 4 - 7

Ellipse having length of major axis and minor axis 2a and 2b respectively. If normal at any point P on it
meets major axis and mirror axis in G and g respectively, CF is perpendicular from center C to normal.

4. PF. PG
2 2 2 2
(A) a (B) b (C) SP.S’P (D) a – b

5. PF.Pg
(A) a2 (B) b2 (C) SP.S’P (D) a2 – b2

6. CG.CT (where T is intersection of tangent at P with major axis).

(A) a2 (B) b2 (C) SP.S’P (D) a2 – b2

7. Locus of mid point of G and g is conic whose eccentricity is :

1
(A) 1– e2 (B) 1 (C) (D) e
e

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Matrix Match Type Questions

8. Match the column

Column I Column II
(A)  x  y  2
2
 x  y
2 (p) 2 2
If  be length of major axis of the ellipse   1 , then
9 16
 is equal to

(B) S and S’ are the foci and B is an end of the minor axis. If triangle BSS’ (q) 4
is equilateral then (eccentricity)–2 is equal to
2 2
(C) The tangents drawn to the ellipse 3x + y = 3, which are equally (r) 6
inclined to coordinates axes, from a quadrilateral of area equal to
(D) The radius of the circle passing through the foci of the ellipse (s) 8
x2 y 2
  1 and having its centre at (0, 3) is
16 9
(t) 4 2

9. Match the column

Column I Column II
2 2
(A) On the ellipse 4x + 9y = 1, the points at which the tangents are (p)  3 4 
parallel to the line 8x = 9y, are  10 , 15 
 
(B) Coordinates of the point on 4x2 + 9y2 = 1, which is nearest to the line (q) 9 8
x + 2y = 3 are  5 , 5 
 
(C) If tangents are drawn from any point or x – y = 5 to x2 + 2y2 = 2 then (r)  2 1
corresponding chord of contact passes through a fixed point, which is :  5 , 5 
 
(D) x2 y 2 (s)  2 1
Coordinates of the point on the ellipse   1 where the normal is  5, 5 
9 4  
parallel to 2x + y = 3 are
(t)  9 8
 5, 5 
 

ANSWER KEY

1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D
8. A-t; B-q; C-s; D-q 9. A-r,s; B-p; C-r; D-q, t

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ELLIPSE
Single Option Correct Type Questions

1. The ellipse x2 + 4y2 = 4 is inscribed in a rectangle aligned with the coordinates axes, which in turn is
inscribed in another ellipse that passes through the point (4, 0). Then the equation of the ellipse is :
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(A) x + 16y = 16 (B) x + 12y = 16 (C) 4x + 48y = 48 (D) 4x + 64y = 48

2. A rod AB of length 15 cm rests between two coordinates axes in such a way that the end point A lies on X-
axis and end point B lies on Y-axis. A point P is taken on the rod in such a way that AP = 6 cm. As the rod
moves, the point P lies on the curve, whose equation is :
x2 y2 x 2 y2 x2 y2 x2 y2
(A)  1 (B)  1 (C)  1 (D)  1
81 36 36 81 100 25 25 100

x2 y 2
3. There are exactly two points on the ellipse   1 , whose distances from its centre are same and
a2 b 2
a2  2b2
equal to . The eccentricity of the ellipse is :
2
2 2 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 2 2

4. If the normal at any point P on an ellipse of eccentricity ‘e’ meets the major axis and minor axis at T and G
respectively, then PT : PG equals to
(A) e (B) 1 : e (C) 1 – e2 : 1 (D) 1 – e2 : e

x2 y2
5. If the normals of P () and Q (/2 + ) to the ellipse   1 meet the major axis at G and g,
a2 b2
respectively, then PG2 + Qg2 =
(A) b2 (1 – e2) (2 – e2) (B) a2 (e4 – e2 + 2) (C) a2 (1 + e2) (2 + e2) (D) b2 (1 + e2) (2 + e2)

6. The chord of contact of the tangents drawn from a point P to the parabola y2 = 4px touches the ellipse
x2 y 2
  1 . The locus of P is
a2 b 2
x 2 b2 y 2 x 2 b2 y 2
(A) 2  2 2  1 (B) 2  2 2  1 (C) a2x2 + b2y2 = p2 (D) a2x2 – b2y2 = 4p2
a 4p a a 4p a

7. An arch is in the form of a semi-ellipse. It is 8 m wide and 2 m high at the centre. The height of the arch at
a point 1.5m from one end is :
(A) 1.44 m (B) 1.26 m (C) 1.56 m (D) 1 m

x2 y 2
8. The chord of contact of the tangents drawn from a point P to the ellipse   1 is a tangent to a
a2 b 2
x2 y 2
concentric ellipse   1 . The equation of the locus of P is :
c 2 d2
x2 y2 c 2 x 2 d2 y 2 a2 x 2 b2 y 2
(A) 2 2  2 2  1 (B)   1 (C)  4 1 (D) a2c2x2 + b2d2y2 = a4b4
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9. A tangent to the ellipse x + 4y = 4 meets the ellipse x + 2y = 6 at P and Q. Angle between the tangents
at P and Q to the second ellipse is :
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 6 4 2

x2 y 2
10. Let P, Q, R, S be four points on the ellipse   1 so that the normals at these points intersect at
3 1
 4 6 
 15 , 15  . The coordinates of the center of another conic passing through P, Q, R, S are
 
9 8  2 1  2 1  9 8
(A)  ,   (B)  ,   (C)   ,  (D)   , 
 5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5

More than One Option Correct Type Questions

x2 y 2
11. Q is the point on the auxiliary circle corresponding to the point P on the ellipse =1, where a > b.
a2 b2
PLM is drawn parallel to OQ to meet the major and minor axes in L and M respectively, O being the centre
of the ellipse. Then
(A) OL = b (B) LM = a – b (C) PL = b (D) PM = a

x2 y 2
12. The tangent and the normal at a point P on the ellipse  =1, a > b meet the major axis in the points
a2 b2
Q and R. If QR = a and the eccentric angle of P is , then the eccentricity of the ellipse is :
1  cos  1  cos  1  cos  1  cos 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
sin  cos  sin  cos 

x2 y 2
13. P and Q are two points on the ellipse   1 , a > b and O is its centre. If OP = OQ, then
a2 b 2
 3
(A) eccentric angle of P can be (B) eccentric angle of P can be
4 4
a2  b2 a2  b2
(C) OP  (D) OP 
2 2

Integer Type Questions

14. Let Pi and Pi’ be the feet of the perpendiculars drawn from foci S, S’ on the tangent Ti to an ellipse, whose
10
length of semi major axis is 20. If  (SP )(S'P ')  2560 then find the value of 10 e.
11
i i

15. An ellipse has foci at F1 (9,20) and F2 (49,55) in the xy plane and is tangent to the x-axis. If the length of its
k
major axis is k then find the value of .
17

1
16. Line L1 is parallel to the line L2, slope of L1 is 9. Also L3 is parallel to L4, slope of L4 is – . All these lines
25
x 2 y2
touch the ellipse   1 . If the area of the parallelogram formed by these line is equal to P then find
25 9
P
the value of .
20

ANSWER KEY
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. B
9. D 10. B 11. BCD 12. BD 13. ABC 14. 6 15. 5 16. 3

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