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Only One Option Correct

x2 y2
1. If   1 represents an ellipse with major axis as y – axis and f is a
 
f  4a  f a2  5
decreasing function such that f  x   0  x  R , then the complete set of values of a is
(A)  , 1 (B)  ,  1   5,  
(C) (–1, 4) (D) (–1, 5)

x2 y2
 1 is  and PP '  is the A.M. of
2
2. If the inclination of a diameter PP ' of the ellipse
a 2 b2
the squares of the lengths of the major and minor axes, then tan  is equal to
b a
(A)  (B) 
a b
(C) 1 (D)  3

3. Ellipses are described with the line segment AB as the fixed major axis. The locus of an
end of a latus rectum is
(A) a straight line (B) a parabola
(C) a circle (D) an ellipse

4. A series of ellipses E1, E2 , ..., En are drawn such that En touches En1 at the extremities of
the major axis of En1 and the foci of En coincide with the extremities of the minor axis of
En1 . If the eccentricity of the ellipses is independent of n, then the value of the eccentricity
is equal to
5 5 1
(A) (B)
3 4
5 1 5 1
(C) (D)
2 3

x2 y2
5. 
If the base of a triangle is the major axis of the ellipse  1 and the third vertex
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moves on the ellipse, then the maximum area of triangle is
(A) 6 (B) 72
(C) 12 (D) none of these

x2
6. If the angle between the ellipse  y 2  1 and the circle x 2  y 2  2 is , then tan  is
4
equal to
1 1
(A) (B)
2 2
1
(C) (D) none of these
2 2

7. The locus of the point of intersection of perpendicular tangents to the ellipse

 x  1   y  1  1 is
2 2

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(A) x  y  25
2 2
(B) x 2  y 2  2x  2y  23  0
(C) x 2  y 2  2x  2y  23  0 (D) none of these
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x2 y2
8. 
If the normal at a point P to the ellipse  1  a  b  meets the major and minor axes
a 2 b2
PM 2
at M and N respectively such that  , then the value of the eccentricity is equal to
PN 3
1 2
(A) (B)
2 3
1
(C) (D) none of these
3

9. If the line segment joining the foci subtends an angle of 90o at an extremity of the minor
axis, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is equal to
1 1
(A) (B)
3 2
1
(C) (D) none of these
2

10. The length of the side of the square made by four perpendicular tangents to the ellipse
x 2 2y 2
  1 is equal to
7 11
(A) 1 (B) 5
(C) 6 (D) none of these

x y
11. The eccentricity of the ellipse which meets the line   1 on the axis of x and the line
7 2
x y
  1 on the axis of y, and whose axes lie along the axes of coordinates, is equal to
3 5
3 2 2 6
(A) (B)
7 7
2 3
(C) (D) none of these
7

12. The point on the ellipse x 2  2y 2  6 closest to the line x  y  7 is

(A) (1, 2) (B) (2, 1)
(C) (3, 2) (D) none of these

ax by x2 y 2
13. If the line   c is a normal to the ellipse 2  2  1  a  b  , then a2  b2 is equal to
3 4 a b
(A) 4c (B) 5c
(C) 6c (D) none of these

x2 y2
14. 
If S and S ' are the foci of the ellipse  1 and P is any point on it, then the
25 16
difference between the maximum and the minimum values of SP.S 'P is equal to
(A) 16 (B) 9
(C) 15 (D) 25

15. O is the centre of the ellipse with major axis AB and minor axis CD. Point F is one focus of
the ellipse. If OF = 6 and the diameter of the inscribed circle of triangle OCF is 2, then the
product (AB) (CD) is equal to
(A) 65 (B) 52
(C) 78 (D) none of these
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x2 y2 x2 y2
16. The common tangent to the ellipses   1 and   1 is
a2  b 2 b 2 a 2 a2  b 2
(A) ay  bx  a 4  a2b2  b4 (B) by  ax  a4  a2b2  b4
(C) ay  bx  a4  a2b2  b4 (D) by  ax  a 4  a2b2  b4

x2 y 2
17. The normal at a point P on the ellipse   1 of eccentricity e meets the axes of the
a2 b2
ellipse in points Q and R. The locus of the mid-point of QR is a conic with eccentricity e'
such that
(A) e' is independent of e (B) e '  1
1
(C) e '  e (D) e ' 
e

18. The difference between the lengths of the latus recta of 3y  x 2  4x  9 and
x  4y  6x  16y  24 is
2 2

1
(A) (B) 2
2
3 5
(C) (D)
2 2

x2 y 2
19. If x  2y  4  0 is a common tangent to y 2  4x and   1, then the value of b and
4 b2
the other common tangent are given by
(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

20. The area of the rectangle formed by the perpendiculars from the centre of the standard

ellipse to the tangent and the normal at a point whose eccentric angle is , is
4

(A)

a2  b2 ab  (B)
a2  b2
a b
2 2

ab a2  b2 
(C)
a2  b2
(D)
a 2
 b ab
2


ab a  b 2 2
 a  b2
2

x2 y 2
21. The point of intersection of tangents at a point P on the ellipse   1 and its
a2 b2
corresponding point Q on the auxiliary circle meet on the line
a
(A) x  (B) x = 0
e
(C) y = 0 (D) none of these

22. An ellipse having foci at (3, 3) and (–4, 4) and passing through the origin has eccentricity
equal to
3 2
(A) (B)
7 7
5 3
(C) (D)
7 5
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x2 y2
23. If C is the centre of the ellipse  1 and A and B are two points on the ellipse such
16 9
1 1
that ACB  90o , then 2
 
CA CB2
25 144
(A) (B)
144 25
7 12
(C) (D)
12 7

x2 y2
24. Consider a particle traveling clockwise on the elliptical path   1. The particle
100 25
leaves the orbit at the point (–8, 3) and travels in a straight line tangent to the ellipse. At
what point will the particle cross the y – axis?
 25   25 
(A)  0,  (B)  0,  
 3   3 
 7
(C)  0, 9  (D)  0, 
 3

25. A bar of length 20 units moves with its ends on two fixed straight lines at right angles. A
point P marked on the bar at a distance of 8 units from one end describes a conic whose
eccentricity is equal to
5 2
(A) (B)
9 3
4 5
(C) (D)
9 3

x2 y 2
26. P and Q are two points on the upper half of the ellipse   1. O is the centre of the
a2 b2
ellipse and PQ is parallel to x – axis such that the triangle OPQ has the maximum possible
area. A point is randomly selected from inside the upper half of the ellipse. The probability
that it lies outside the triangle is
 1 2  1
(A) (B)
 2
 1  1
(C) (D)
2 4

27. Which of the following is the equation of the ellipse with centre (–2, 1), major axis running
from (–2, 6) to (–2, –4) and focus at (–2, 5)?
 x  2  y  1  x  2  y  1
2 2 2 2

(A)  1 (B)  1
25 16 25 9
 x  2  y  1  x  2  y  1
2 2 2 2

(C)  1 (D)  1
9 25 9 25
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  x2 y 2
28. If P    and Q     are two points on the ellipse 2  2  1, then the locus of the
2  a b
midpoint of PQ is
x2 y2 1 x2 y2
(A) 2  2  (B) 2  2  2
a b 2 a b
2 2 2
x y x y2
(C) 2  2  4 (D) 2  2  8
a b a b

The length of the latus rectum of the ellipse 9  2x  3y  1  16  3x  2y  5   25 is

2 2
29.
3 117 15 13
(A) (B)
104 13
5 117 5 13
(C) (D)
104 104

x2 y 2
30. Let F1, F2 be the foci of the ellipse   1 and P a point on the ellipse such that
9 4
PF1
 2 . The area of PFF
1 2 is equal to
PF2
(A) 4 2 (B) 4 5
4
(C) (D) 4
5

MORE THAN ONE CHOICE CORRECT

x2 y2
1.   1 is an ellipse with foci S1 and S2 . Rectangle S1PS2Q is completed (where P
2 1
and Q are points on the ellipse).
(A) The number of such pairs P, Q is one.
(B) The area of rectangle S1PS2Q is equal to 2 sq. units.
(C) The number of such pairs P, Q is infinite.
(D) The rectangle S1PS2Q is a square.

x2 y2
2. 
If the line through the point P (a, 2) meets the ellipse  1 at A and D and meets the
9 4
coordinate axes at B and C so that PA, PB, PC, PD are in G.P., then ‘a’ can be
(A) 5 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) –7

x2 y 2
3. If the ellipses   1 have the same major axis but variable minor axis, then for all
a2 b2
values of b, the tangents at the ends of their latus rectum can pass through
(A) (0, a) (B) (0, –a)
(C) (0, 2a) (D) (0, –2a)
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 16 sin  
4. If the tangent at the point  4 cos ,  to the ellipse 16x  11y  256 is also a
2 2

 11 
tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  2x  15, then  equals
 2
(A) (B)
3 3
5 5
(C) (D)
6 3

5. P is a point on an ellipse. The circles with PS and PS ' (where S, S ' are the foci of the
ellipse) as diameter intersect the auxiliary circle of the ellipse at points A, A1 and B, B1
respectively. Which of the following are correct?
(A) A and A1 coincide, B and B1 coincide.
(B) Segment AB is tangent to the ellipse at P.
(C) Tangents at A and B to the auxiliary circle are perpendicular.
(D) SA and S 'B are parallel.

x2 y2
6. Equations of tangents drawn from the point (2, 3) to the ellipse   1 are
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(A) x  y  5  0 (B) x  y  5  0
(C) y  3  0 (D) y  3  0

4  x  2y  1  9  2x  y  2   25 represents an ellipse for which the

2 2
7.
5
(A) centre is (–1, 0) (B) eccentricity is
3
5
(C) length of major axis is (D) equation of major axis is 2x  y  2  0
2

8. Which of the following are true for the ellipse 5x 2  9y 2  10x  36y  4  0 ?
(A) Centre is (1, 2) (B) One of the foci is (–3, 2)
10 2
(C) Length of latus rectum is (D) Eccentricity is
3 3

1
9. If the focus, centre and eccentricity of an ellipse are respectively (3, 4) (2, 3) and , then
2
its equation is
 x  y  5    x  y  1  1
2 2

(A)
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 x  y  1   x  y  5   1
2 2

(B)
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 x  3   y  4   x  2   y  1  4 2
2 2 2 2
(C)

 x  3   y  4   x  1   y  2  4 2
2 2 2 2
(D)
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10. The locus of the incentre of PFF
1 2 , where P is a variable point on the ellipse  1
a2 b2
with F1,F2 as foci and eccentricity e, is a conic whose
y 2 1  e  y 2 1  e 
2 2
x2 x2
(A) equation is  1 (B) equation is  1
a2 e2 b2 e 2 a2 e2 b 2 e2
2e 2e
(C) eccentricity is (D) eccentricity is
1 e 1 e

x2 y 2
11. A parallelogram circumscribes the ellipse   1 and two of its opposite angular points
9 4
lie on the straight lines x 2   2 ,   0 . The locus of the other two vertices is
(A) an ellipse if   3 (B) a hyperbola if    0, 3 
9
(C) a circle if   (D) an ellipse if    0, 3 
5

12. On the ellipse 4x 2  9y 2  1, the points at which the tangents are parallel to the line
8x  9y are
 2 1  2 1
(A)  ,  (B)   , 
5 5  5 5
 2 1 2 1
(C)   ,   (D)  ,  
 5 5 5 5

13. If the ellipse x 2  k 2 y 2  k 2a2 is confocal with the hyperbola x 2  y 2  a2  k  1 , then which
of the following statements are correct?
1
(A) Ratio of the eccentricities of the ellipse and the hyperbola is .
3
(B) Ratio of major axis of ellipse and transverse axis of hyperbola is 3 .
(C) Ratio of minor axis of ellipse and conjugate axis of hyperbola is 3.
1
(D) Ratio of length of latus rectum of ellipse and hyperbola is .
3

INTEGER TYPE

1. An isosceles ABC is inscribed in the circle x 2  y 2  16 and A   0, 4  . From points A, B

x2 y2
and C, three ordinates are drawn which cut the ellipse   1 at the points P, Q and R
16 9
respectively such that A and P are on the opposite sides, Q and B are on the same side
and C and R are on the same side of the major axis. If PQR is right angled at P and  is
the smallest angle of the ABC, then find the value of 16 tan2   8 tan   9 .

2. Rectangle ABCD has area 200. An ellipse with area 200 passes through A and C and
has its foci at B and D. If the perimeter of the rectangle ABCD is P, then find the value of
P
.
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3. Variable pairs of chords at right angles are drawn through a point P (with eccentric angle
 x2
) on the ellipse  y 2  1 to meet the ellipse at the points A and B. If the line joining A
4 4
m
and B passes through a fixed point Q (a, b) such that a2  b2 is equal to , where m, n
n
m  n 
are relatively prime positive integers, then find the value of   , where [.] denotes the
 3 
greatest integer function.

4. A tangent to the ellipse x 2  4y 2  4 meets the ellipse x 2  2y 2  6 at the points P and Q. If


the angle between the tangents at P and Q to the ellipse x 2  2y 2  6 is , then find the
k
value of k.

5. An ellipse has foci at (9, 20) and (49, 55) and is tangent to x – axis. If the length of its major
L 
axis is L, then find the value of   (where . = G.I.F).
11

6. Common tangents are drawn to the parabola y 2  4x and the ellipse 3x 2  8y 2  48

touching the parabola at A and B and the ellipse at C and D. If the area of the quadrilateral
ABCD is 55 N, then find the value of N.

 x  4  y  3
2 2

7. If the equation of the curve on reflection of the ellipse 

 1 about the line
16
9
k  k2
x  y  2  0 is 16x 2  9y 2  k1x  36y  k 2  0, then find the value of 1 .
22

x2 y2
8. If a tangent of slope 2 to the ellipse   1 is normal to the circle x 2  y 2  4x  1  0,
a 2 b2
then find the maximum value of ab.

x2 y2
9. A normal is drawn to the ellipse   1 having centre at O. If the
a  a 
2 2
2
 2a  2 2
1
maximum radius of the circle, centered at the origin and touching the normal, is 5, then find
the positive value of ‘a’.

4x 2 y 2  17 
10. A circle concentric with the ellipse  2  1    and passes through the foci
289   2 
S1,S2 cuts the ellipse at a point P. If the area of PS1S2 is 30 sq. units, then find the value
SS
of 1 2 .
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ANSWERS

Only One Option Correct

1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C
5. C 6. B 7. C 8. C
9. B 10. B 11. B 12. B
13. B 14. B 15. A 16. B
17. C 18. A 19. B 20. A
21. C 22. C 23. A 24. A
25. D 26. A 27. D 28. A
29. C 30. D

MORE THAN ONE CHOICE CORRECT

1. ABD 2. BCD 3. AB 4. AD
5. ABD 6. BD 7. ABD 8. BCD
9. AD 10. AC 11. ABC 12. BD
13. ABD

INTEGER TYPE

1. 24 2. 8 3. 6 4. 2
5. 7 6. 2 7. 6 8. 4
9. 2 10. 1