PARABOLA ASSIGNMENT

1. If the line y – 3 x + 3 = 0 cuts the parabola y2 = x + 2 at A and B, and if P  ( 3 , 0), then PA. PB is equal to
2  3 2  4 3
(A) 3 (B) 2

4 2 3  
4 2 3 
(C) 3 (D) 3

2. If (a, b) is the midpoint of a chord passing through the vertex of the parabola y 2 = 4x, then
(A) a = 2b (B) 2a = b
(C)a2 = 2b (D) 2a = b2

3. The chord AB of the parabola y 2 = 4ax cuts the axis of the parabola at C. If
2 2
A  (a t1 , 2at ), B  (a t 2 , 2at ) and AC : AB = 1 : 3, then
1 2
(A) t2 = 2t1 (B) t1 + 2t2 = 0
(C) 2t1 + t2 = 0 (D) none of these

4. If a chord which is normal to the parabola y2 = 4ax at one end subtends a right angle at the vertex, then its slope is
(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 2

5. If (x1, y1), (x2, y2) and (x3, y3) be three points on the parabola y 2 = 4ax the normals at which are concurrent, then y 1
+ y2 + y3 is equal to
(A) 2a (B) 0
(C)4a (D) none of these

6. If the straight line y = mx + c (m > 0) touches the parabola y 2 = 8(x + 2), then the minimum value taken by c is
(A) 12 (B) 8
(C)4 (D) 6

7. The length of the subtangent to the parabola y 2 = 16x at the point whose abscissa is 4, is
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C)8 (D) none of these

8. If the chord y = mx + c subtends a right angle at the vertex of the parabola

y2 = 4ax, then the value of c is
(A) – 4am (B) 4am
(C) –2am (D) 2am

9. If the tangents at P and Q on a parabola meet at T, then SP, ST and SQ are in

(A) A.P (B) G.P
(C)H.P (D) none of these

10. The number of real normals that can be drawn from the point (4, 2) to the parabola y 2 = 8x is
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) none of these

11. If (9, 12) is one end of a double ordinate of the parabola y 2 = 16x, then its equation is
(A) x + 9 = 0 (B) y + 9 = 0
(C)y – 9 = 0 (D) x – 9 = 0

12. If two tangents drawn from the point (, ) to the parabola y2 = 4x be such that the slope of one tangent is double
of the other, then
 (A) 22 = 9 (B) 2 = 92
(C) 22 = 9 (D) none of these

13. At what point on the parabola y2 = 4x the normal makes equal angles with the axes?
(A) (4, 4) (B) (1, –2)
(C)(9, 6) (D) (4, –4)

14. If the segment intercepted by the parabola y 2 = 4ax with the line lx + my + n = 0 subtends a right angle at the
vertex, then
(A) 4am + n = 0 (B) 4am + 4al + n = 0
(C)4al + n = 0 (D) al + n = 0

15. The length of a focal chord of the parabola y 2 = 4ax making an angle  with the axis of the parabola is
(A) 4a cosec2  (B) 4a sec2 
(C)a cosec 
2
(D) none of these

ANSWERS TO PARABOLA ASSIGNMENT

1. D 2 D 3. C

4. C 5. B 6. C

7. C 8. A 9. B

10. A 11. D 12. C

13. B 14. C 15. A

ELLIPSE ASSIGNMENT

1. The angle between pair of tangents drawn to the ellipse 3x 2 + 2y2 = 5 from the point
(1, 2) is
12  6 
 
(A) tan–1 5 (B) tan–1  5 
 12 
(C) tan

–1  5 

(D) tan–1
12 5  
2. The equation (10x – 5)2 + (10y – 5)2 = (3x + 4y –1)2 represents
(A) a pair of straight lines (B) an ellipse
(C) a hyperbola (D) a circle

3. The equation of the ellipse whose focus is (1, 1), directrix is the line x  y  3 = 0 and eccentricity is 1/2 is
(A) 7x2 + 2xy + 7y2 – 10x + 10y + 7 = 0 (B) 7x2 + 2xy + 7y2 + 7 = 0
(C) 7x2 + 2xy + 7y2 + 10x  10y  7 = 0 (D) none of these.

x2 y2

4. The radius of the circle passing through the foci of the ellipse 16 9 = 1, and having its centre (0, 3) is
(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 12 (D) 7/2
 x2 y2 x2 y2
  1 2
 2 1
meets the ellipse 1 a
2
5. If the ellipse 2 12 , a > 1, in n points then
(A) n = 2 (B) n = 4
(C) n = 0 (D) none of these.

x2 y2
 1
6. The straight line x + y = a will be a tangent to the ellipse 9 16 if a is
(A) 8 (B)  5
(C)  10 (D)  6
1
7. Equation of the ellipse with eccentricity 2 and foci at ( 1, 0) is
x2 y2 x2 y2
 1  1
(A) 3 4 (B) 4 3
x2 y2 4
 
(C) 4 3 3 (D) none of these.
2 2
x y
2
 2 1
8. If any tangent to the ellipse a b intercepts lengths h and k on the axes, then
h2 k 2 h2 k 2
2
  1  2 2
(A) a b2 (B) a
2
b
a2 b 2 a2 b 2
2
 2 1 2
 2 2
(C) h k (D) h k

9. Latus rectum of ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 –8x –36y + 4 = 0 is

8 4
(A) 3 (B) 3
5 16
(C) 3 (D) 3
10. The equation of the ellipse having vertices at (5, 0) and foci at ( 4, 0) is
x2 y2
 1
(A) 25 16 (B) 4x2 + 5y2 = 20
(C) 9x2 + 25y2 = 25 (D) none of these

x2 y2
11. The equation 10  a + 4  a = 1 represents an ellipse if
(A) a < 4 (B) a > 4
(C) 4 < a < 10 (D) a > 10.

x2 y2
 1
12. Tangents are drawn to the ellipse 9 5 at the ends of latus recta. The area of the quadrilateral so formed
is
(A) 27 (B) 13/2
(C) 15/4 (D) 45

x2 y2
2
 2
13. If the conics a b = 1 (a > b) and x2 –y2 = c2 cut orthogonally, then
2 2 2
(A) a + b = 2c (B) b2 – a2 = 2c2
(C) a2b2 = 2c2 (D) a2 – b2 = 2c2
 x2
 y2  1
14. The number of values of c such that the straight line y = 4x + c touches the curve 4 is
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) infinite

15. If the major axis of an ellipse is thrice the minor axis, then its eccentricity is equal to
1 1
(A) 3 (B) 3
1 2 2
(C) 2 (D) 3

ANSWERS TO ELLPISE ASSIGNMENT

1. C 2. B 3. A
4. A 5. B 6. B
7. B 8. C 9. A
10. B 11. A 12. A
13. D 14. C 15. D

HYPERBOLA ASSIGNMENT

1. The curve represented by x = ae, y = be-,   R is

(A) a hyperbola (B) an ellipse
(C) a parabola (D) a circle

2. Eccentricity of the hyperbola whose asymptotes are given by 3x + 2y – 5 = 0 and

2x – 3y – 5 = 0 is
(A) 2 (B) 3/2
(C) 2 (D) none of these

3. The reciprocal of the eccentricity of rectangular hyperbola, is

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

4. The angle between the asymptotes of the hyperbola 24x 2 –8y2 = 27 is

(A) 900 (B) 600
(C) 450 (D) 300

x2 y2
2
 2
5. Through the positive vertex of the hyperbola a b = 1 a tangent is drawn, where does it meet the conjugate
hyperbola
(A) at the points (±a 2 , b) (B) at the points (0, 0)
 (C) at the points (±a, b) (D) at the points (a, ±b 2 )

6. The co-ordinates of a point are atan(q + a) and btan(q + b) where q is variable, then the locus of the point is a
(A) circle (B) hyperbola
(C) parabola (D) ellipse

7. If normal to the hyperbola xy = c2 at point ‘t’ meets the curve again at a point ‘t 1’ then t3 t1 is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) 2 (D) 1
8. The relative position of (2, 3) with respect to the hyperbola 9x 2 – 8y2 – 18x + 9 = 0 is
(A) within the hyperbola (B) outside the hyperbola
(C) on the hyperbola (D) none of these

9. The point of intersection of the curves whose parametric equations are x = t 2 + 1, y = 2t and x = 2s, y = 2/s, is
given by
(A) (1, -3) (B) (2, 2)
(C) (-2, 4) (D) (1, 2)

x2 y2
2
 2
10. If e is the eccentricity of a b = 1 and ‘’ be the angle between the asymptotes, then cos (/2) is equal to,
(A) 1/2 (B) 1/e
(C) 1/e2 (D) none of these.

x2 y2
 1
11. Number of points outside the hyperbola 25 36 from where two perpendicular tangents can be drawn to
the hyperbola are
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3

12. The rectangular hyperbola xy = 1 cuts the circle x2 + y2 = 1 at four points. The sum of abscissa of these points is
(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) 2 (D) none of these

e1 and e2 are the eccentricities of the hyperbolas xy = c2 and x2 – y2 = c2, then e1  e2 =

2 2
13.
(A) 1 (B) 4
(C) 8 (D) 6

14. If the line ax + by + c = 0 is a normal to the curve xy = 1, then

(A) a > 0, b > 0 (B) a > 0, b < 0 or a < 0, b > 0
(C) a < 0, b < 0 (D) none of these

15. Let P be a point on the hyperbola x 2 – y2 = a2 where a is a parameter, such that P is nearest to the line y = 2x.
Then the locus of P is
(A) y + x = 0 (B) 2y  3x = 0
(C) x + 2y + 3 = 0 (D) 2y  x = 0

ANSWERS TO HYPERBOLA ASSIGNMENT

1. A 2. A 3. D
4. B 5. D 6. B
7. A 8. B 9. B
10. D 11. A 12. B
13. B 14. B 15. D