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11TH (MATH) Ellipse

(ASSIGNMENT-1)
1. The equation to the ellipse (referred to its axes as the axes of x and y respectively)
whose foci are (± 2, 0) and eccentricity 1/2, is-
x 2 y2 x 2 y2 x 2 y2
(A) + =1 (B) + =1 (C) + =1 (D) None of these
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2. The eccentricity of the ellipse 9x2 + 5y2 – 30 y = 0 is-
(A) 1/3 (B) 2/3 (C) 3/4 (D) None of these

3. 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
4. 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
5. The equation ax2 + 2hxy + by2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 represents an ellipse if-
(A) ∆ = 0, h2 < ab (B) ∆ ≠ 0, h2 < ab (C) ∆ ≠ 0, h2 > ab (D) ∆ ≠ 0, h2 = ab

6. Equation of the ellipse whose focus is (6, 7) directrix is x + y + 2 = 0 and e = 1/ √3 is-

(A) 5x2 + 2xy + 5y2 – 76x – 88y + 506 = 0 (B) 5x2 – 2xy + 5y2 – 76x – 88y + 506 = 0
(C) 5x2 – 2xy + 5y2 + 76x + 88y – 506 = 0 (D) None of these
x2 y2
7. The eccentricity of an ellipse + = 1 whose latus rectum is half of its major axis is-
a2 b2
1 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
2 3 2

8. The equation of the ellipse whose centre is at origin and which passes through the points
(– 3,1) and (2,–2) is-
(A) 5x2 + 3y2 = 32 (B)3x2 + 5y2 = 32 (C) 5x2 – 3y2 = 32 (D)3x2 + 5y2 + 32= 0
9. The equation of the ellipse (referred to its axes as the axes of x and y respectively) which
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passes through the point (– 3, 1) and has eccentricity , is-
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(A) 3x2 + 6y2 = 33 (B) 5x2 + 3y2 = 48 (C) 3x2 + 5y2 –32 = 0 (D) None of these
10. Latus rectum of ellipse 4x2 + 9 y2 – 8x – 36 y + 4 = 0 is-
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(A) 8/3 (B) 4/3 (C) (D) 16/3
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11. 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 is-
(A) x2 + 2y2 = 100 (B) x2 + 2 y2 =10 (C) x2 – 2y2 = 100 (D) None of these

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12. If the distance between the foci of an ellipse be equal to its minor axis, then its eccentricity
is-
(A) 1/2 (B) 1/ 2 (C) 1/3 (D) 1/ 3
13. The equation 2x2 + 3y2 = 30 represents-
(A) A circle (B) An ellipse (C) A hyperbola (D) A parabola
14. The equation of the ellipse whose centre is (2, –3), one of the foci is (3, –3) and the
corresponding vertex is (4, – 3) is-
( x − 2) 2 ( y + 3) 2 ( x − 2) 2 ( y + 3) 2
(A) + =1 (B) + =1
3 4 4 3
x2 y2
(C) + =1 (D) None of these
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15. Eccentricity of the ellipse 4x2 + y2 – 8x + 2y + 1 = 0 is-
(A) 1/ √3 (B) √3/2 (C) 1/2 (D) None of these
16. The equation of ellipse whose distance between the foci is equal to 8 and distance between
the directrix is 18, is-
(A) 5x2 – 9y2 = 180 (B) 9x2 + 5y2 = 180 (C) x2 + 9y2 =180 (D) 5x2 + 9y2 = 180
17. In an ellipse the distance between its foci is 6 and its minor axis is 8. Then its eccentricity is-
4 1 3 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 52 5 2
18. The eccentricity of an ellipse is 2/3, latus rectum is 5 and centre is (0, 0). The equation of the
ellipse is -
x 2 y2 4x 2 4 y 2 x 2 y2 x 2 y2
(A) + =1 (B) + =1 (C) + =1 (D) + =5
81 45 81 45 9 5 81 45
x2 y2
19. The length of the latus rectum of the ellipse + = 1 is -
36 49
(A) 98/6 (B) 72/7 (C) 72/14 (D) 98/12
2 2
x y
20. For the ellipse + = 1, the eccentricity is
64 28
3 4 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 7 3
21. The equation of the ellipse whose one of the vertices is (0, 7) and the corresponding directrix
is y = 12, is-
(A) 95x2 + 144y2 = 4655 (B) 144x2 + 95y2 = 4655
(C) 95x2 + 144y2 = 13680 (D) None of these
22. The foci of the ellipse,25(x + 1)2 + 9(y + 2)2 = 225, are at-
(A) (–1, 2) and (–1, –6) (B) (–2, 1) and (– 2, 6)
(C) (– 1, – 2) and (–2, – 1) (D) (–1, –2) and (–1, – 6)
23. The eccentricity of the ellipse represented by the equation 25x2 + 16y2 – 150x – 175 = 0 is -
(A) 2/5 (B) 3/5 (C) 4/5 (D) None of these

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24. The equation of the ellipse whose foci are (± 5, 0) and one of its directrix is 5x = 36, is -
x 2 y2 x2 y2 x 2 y2
(A) + =1 (B) + =1 (C) + =1 (D) None of these
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x2 y2
25. If S and S′ are two foci of an ellipse + = 1 (a < b) and P (x1, y1) a point on it, then SP +
a2 b2
S′ P is equal to-
(A) 2a (B) 2b (C) a + ex1 (D) b + ey1
x2 y2
26. Let P be a variable point on the ellipse + =1 with foci S and S′. If A be the area of
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triangle PSS′, then maximum value of A is–
(A) 12 sq. units (B) 24 sq. units (C) 36 sq. units (D) 48 sq. units

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