Ellipse
Ellipse
SECTION - A SECTION - B
QUESTIONS BASED ON BASIC DEFINITION & POSITION OF POINT & CHORD JOINING
PARAMETRIC REPRESENTATION TWO POINTS
1. If distance between the foci of an ellipse is equal to 6. The position of the point (4,– 3) with respect to
its minor axis, then eccentricity of the ellipse is- the ellipse 2x2 + 5y2 = 20 is-
(A) outside the ellipse
1 1 (B) on the ellipse
(A) e = (B) e =
2 3 (C) on the major axis
(D) None of these
1 1
(C) e = (D) e =
4 6
SECTION - C
TANGENT TO PARABOLA
2. The eccentricity of an ellipse, with its centre at the 4
7. A tangent having slope of – to the ellipse
1 3
origin, is . If one of the directrices is x = 4, then
2
x2 y2
the equation of the ellipse is- + = 1 intersects the major & minor axes in
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(A) 3x2 + 4y2 =1 (B) 3x2 + 4y2 =12
points A & B respectively. If C is the centre of the
(C) 4x2 + 3y2 =12 (D) 4x2 + 3y2 =1
ellipse then the area of the triangle ABC is
(A) 12 sq. units
3. If distance between the directrices be thrice the
(B) 24 sq. units
distance between the foci, then eccentricity of (C) 36 sq. units
ellipse is (D) 48 sq. units
1 2
(A) (B) 8. An ellipse is drawn with major and minor axes of
2 3
lengths 10 and 8 respectively. Using one focus as
1 4 centre, a circle is drawn that is tangent to the el-
(C) (D)
3 5 lipse, with no part of the circle being outside the
ellipse. The radius of the circle is
3 2 5
(A) (B) (A) (B)
7 7 3 6
5 3
(C) (D) (C) (D)
7 5 4 2
10. The equation to the locus of the middle point of the SECTION - G
portion of the tangent to the ellipse HIGHLIGHTS & BASED RESULTS
2 2
x y
+ = 1 included between the co-ordinate 15. Q is a point on the auxiliary circle of an ellipse. P is
16 9
the corresponding point on ellipse. N is the foot of
axes is the curve
perpendicular from focus S, to the tangent of
(A) 9x2 + 16y2 = 4x2y2
auxiliary circle at Q. Then
(B) 16x2 + 9y2 = 4x2y2
(C) 3x2 + 4y2 = 4x2y2 (A) SP = SN (B) SP = PQ
(D) 9x2 + 16y2 = x2y2 (C) PN = SP (D) NQ = SP
x2 y2
2 + = 1 at the positive end of latus rectum is
a b2
(A) x + ey + e2a = 0 (B) x – ey – e3a = 0
(C) x – ey – e2a = 0 (D) none of these
SECTION - F
CHORD OF CONTACT, LENGTH, CHORD WITH A
GIVEN MID POINT
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2b 2 2a 2
2. If the eccentricity of an ellipse be 5/8 and the (C) (D)
a b
distance between its foci be 10, then its latus rectum is
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(A) (B) 12
4
8. Which of the following is the common tangent to the
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(C) 15 (D)
2 x2 y2 x2 y2
ellipses + = 1 & + =1?
a2 b2 b2 a2 a 2 + b2
x2 y2
3. If the distance of a point on the ellipse + =1
6 2
(A) ay = bx + a 4 - a 2b2 + b4
from the centre is 2, then the eccentric angle is
(A) /3 (B) /4
(C) /6 (D) /2
(B) by = ax – a 4 + a 2b2 + b4
x2 y2 (C) ay = bx – a 4 + a 2b2 + b4
4. The eccentricity of the ellipse + = 1 is
4 3
decreasing at the rate of 0.1/second due to change (D) by = ax – a 4 - a 2b2 + b4
in semi minor axis only. The time at which ellipse
become auxiliary circle is
(A) 2 seconds (B) 3 seconds 9. The point of intersection of the tangents at the
(C) 4 seconds (D) 5 seconds
x2 y2
point P on the ellipse + = 1, and its
5. An ellipse is such that the length of the latus a2 b2
rectum is equal to the sum of the lengths of its semi
corresponding point Q on the auxiliary circle meet
principal axes. Then
(A) Ellipse becomes a circle on the line
(B) Ellipse becomes a line segment between the (A) x = a/e (B) x = 0
two foci (C) y = 0 (D) none
(C) Ellipse becomes a parabola
(D) none of these
10. Q is a point on the auxiliary circle corresponding to the
POSITION OF POINT & CHORD JOINING
x2 y2
TWO POINTS point P of the ellipse 2 + = 1. If T is the foot
a b2
x2 y2
6. P is a variable point on the ellipse 2 + = 1 with of the perpendicular dropped from the focus S
a b2
onto the tangent to the auxiliary circle at Q then
AA` as the major axis. Then, the maximum value
of the area of the triangle APA` is- the SPT is
(A) ab (B) 2ab (A) isosceles (B) equilateral
(C) ab/2 (D) None of these (C) right angled (D) right isosceles
(A) b = 3 ;x + 2y + 4=0 x2 y2
+ = 1 is
(B) b = 3; x + 2y + 4 = 0 a2 b2
b b
(C) b = 3 ;x + 2y– 4=0 (A) (r + r1) (B) | r – r1 |
a a
b
(D) b = 3 ; x – 2y – 4 = 0 (C) rr1 (D) independent of r, r1
a
where r and r1 are the focal distance of the point.
(C) (D) tan–1 2
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2. If the chord through the points whose eccentric (A) SP + PS = 2a, if a > b
(B) PS + PS = 2b, if a < b
x 2 y2
angles are & on the ellipse, + =1 passes
a 2 b2 1- e
through the focus, then the value of tan (/2) tan (/2) is (C) tan tan =
2 2 1+ e
e 1 e 1
(A) (B)
e 1 e 1 a 2 b2
1 e 1 e (D) tan tan = 2
[a– a 2 b2 ]when a > b
2 2 b
(C) (D)
1 e 1 e
TANGENT TO PARABOLA
1. (a) Find the equation of the ellipse with its centre 8. Let d be the perpendicular distance from the
(1, 2), focus at (6, 2) and passing through the point x2 x2
(4, 6). centre of the ellipse + = 1 to the tangent
a2 b2
(b) An ellipse passes through the points (–3, 1) & drawn at a point P on the ellipse. If F 1 & F2 are
(2, –2) & its principal axis are along the coordi- the two foci of the ellipse, then show that
nate axes in order. Find its equation. b2
(PF1 – PF2)2 = 4a2 1 2 .
d
2. If any two chords be drawn through two points on
the major axis of an ellipse equidistant from the cen-
x 2 y2
9. The tangent at a point P on the ellipse + =1
tre, show that tan .tan .tan .tan = 1, where a 2 b2
2 2 2 2 intersects the major axis in T & N is the foot of the
are the eccentric angles of the extremities perpendicular from P to the same axis. Show that
of the chords. the circle on NT as diameter intersects the auxil-
iary circle orthogonally.
3. The tangent at any point P of a circle x2 + y2 = a2 x 2 y2
10. The tangents from (x1, y1) to the ellipse + =1
meets the tangent at a fixed point A(a, 0) in T and a 2 b2
T is joined to B, the other end of the diameter intersect at right angles. Show that the normals at
through A, prove that the locus of the intersec- y x
tion of AP and BT is an ellipse whose eccen- the points of contact meet on the line y = x .
1 1
tricity is 1/ 2 .
x 2 y2
11. If the tangent at any point of an ellipse + =1
4. An ellipse has foci at F1(9, 20) and F2(49, 55) in the a 2 b2
xy-plane and is tangent to the x-axis. Find the length makes an angle with the major axis and an angle
with the focal radius of the point of contact then
of its major axis.
show that the eccentricity ‘e’ of the ellipse is given
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20. ‘O’ is the origin & also the centre of two concentric MATRIX MATCH TYPE
circles having radii of the inner & the outer circle
as ‘a’ & ‘b’ respectively. A line OPQ is drawn to x2 y2
25. Consider an ellipse + = 1 with centre C
cut the inner circle in P & the outer circle in Q. PR 25 9
is drawn parallel to the y-axis & QR is drawn
parallel to the x-axis. Prove that the locus of R is
and a1 point P on it with eccentric angle . Nor-
an ellipse touching the two circles. If the focii of 4
this ellipse lie on the inner circle, find the ratio of mal drawn at P intersects the major and minor axes
inner : outer radii & find also the eccentricity of the in A and B respectively. N1 and N2 are the feet of
ellipse. the perpendiculars from the foci S1 and S2 respec-
tively on the tangent at P and N is the foot of the
x 2 y2
21. A circle intersects an ellipse + = 1 precisely perpendicular from the centre of the ellipse on the
a 2 b2
normal at P. Tangent at P intersects the axis of x at
at three points A, B, C as shown in the figure. AB
is a diameter of the circle and is perpendicular to T. Match the entries of Column-I with the entries
the major axis of the ellipse. If the eccentricity of of Column-II.
the ellipse is 4/5, find the length of the diameter AB Column-I Column-II
is terms of a. (A) (CA)(CT) is equal to (P) 9
A (B) (PN)(PB) is equal to (Q) 16
C (C) (S1N1)(S2N2) is equal to (R) 17
O
(D) (S1P)(S2P) is equal to (S) 25
B
1. In an ellipse, the distance between its foci is 6 and 5. The equation of the circle passing through the foci
minor axis is 8. Then its eccentricity is x 2 y2
[AIEEE 2006] of the ellipse + = 1, and having centre at
16 9
1 4 (0, 3) is : [AIEEE 2013]
(A) (B) (1) x2 + y2 – 6y – 5 =0
2 5
(2) x2 + y2 – 6y + 5 = 0
1 3
(C) (D) (3) x2 + y2 – 6y – 7 = 0
5 5
(4) x2 + y2 – 6y + 7 = 0
2. A focus of an ellipse is at the origin. The directrix is
6. The locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn from
1
the line x = 4 and the eccentricity is . Then the the centre of the ellipse x2 + 3y2 = 6 on any tangent
2
length of the semi-major axis is - [AIEEE 2008] to it is : [AIEEE 2014]
2 4 (A) (x2 – y2)2 = 6x2 + 2y2
(A) (B) (B) (x2 – y2)2 = 6x2 – 2y2
3 3
(C) (x2 + y2)2 = 6x2 + 2y2
5 8
(C) (D) (D) (x2 + y2)2 = 6x2 – 2y2
3 3
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1. Let P(x1, y1) and Q(x2, y2), y1 < 0, y2 < 0, be the 5. The orthocenter of the triangle PAB is
end points of the latus rectum of the ellipsex 2 +
4y2 = 4. The equations of parabolas with latus rec- 8 7 25
tum PQ are (A) 5, (B) ,
7 5 8
[JEE 2008, 4]
(A) x 2 + 2 3 y = 3 + 3 11 8 8 7
(C) , (D) ,
5 5 25 5
(B) x 2 - 2 3 y = 3 + 3
(C) x 2 + 2 3 y = 3 - 3
6. The equation of the locus of the point whose dis-
(D) x 2 - 2 3 y = 3 - 3 tances from the point P and the line AB are equal is
2 2
(A) 9x + y - 6xy - 54x - 62y + 241 = 0
2. The line passing through the extremity A of the major 2 2
(B) x + 9y + 6xy - 54x + 62y - 241 = 0
axis of extremity B of the minor axis of the ellipse 2 2
x2 + 9y2 = 9 meets the auxiliary circle at the point (C) 9x + 9y - 6xy - 54x - 62y - 241 = 0
2 2
M. Then the area of the triangle with vertices at A, (D) x + y - 2xy + 27x + 31y - 120 = 0
M and the origin O is [JEE 2009]
(A) 31/10 (B) 29/10
(C) 21/10 (D) 27/10 7. A vertical line passing through the point (h, 0)
3 5 2 3 5 19 PQR, 1 = 1 m ax m in
/ 2 h 1 (h) and 2 = 1 / 2 h 1 (h),
(A) , (B) ,
2 7 2 4
4 3 8
1 then – 82 = [JEE 2013]
(C) 2 3, (D) ± 2 3, ± 5 1
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Paragraph for questions 4 to 6 8. Let E1 and E2 be two ellipses whose centers are at
Tangents are drawn from the point P(3, 4) to the ellipse origin. The major axes of E1 and E2 lie along the x-
x 2
y 2 axis and the y-axis, respectively. Let S be the circle
1 touching the ellipse at points A and B
9 4 x2 + (y – 1)2 = 2. The straight line x + y = 3 touches
[JEE 2010] the curves S, E1 and E2 at P, Q and R, respectively.
4. The coordinates of A and B are
(A) (3, 0) and (0, 2) 2 2
Suppose that PQ = PR = . If e1 and e2 are the
8 2 161 3
9 8
(B) 5 , 15 and ,
5 5 eccentricites of E1 and E2, respectively, then the
correct expression(s) is (are) [JEE 2015]
8 2 161
(C) 5 , 15 and (0,2)
43 7
(A) e12 + e 22 = (B) e1 e2 =
40 2 10
9 8
(D) (3, 0) and ,
5 5
2 2 5 3
(C) e1 + e 2 = (D) e1 e2 =
8 4
9 Suppose that the foci of the ellipse Paragraph for Question Nos. 10 to 11
2 2
x y
+ = 1 are (f1,0) and (f2,0) where f1 > 0 and Let F1(x1, 0) and F2(x2, 0), for x1 < 0 and x2 > 0, be the foci
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f2 < 0. Let P1 and P2 be two parabolas with a com- x2 y2
of the ellipse + = 1 . Suppose a parabola having
mon vertex at (0, 0) and with foci at (f1, 0) and 9 8
(2f2, 0), respectively. Let T 1 be a tangent to P 1 vertex at the origin and focus at F2 intersects the ellipse at
which passes through (2f 2, 0) and T 2 be a tan- point M in the first quadrant and at point N in the fourth
gent to P 2 which passes through (f 1, 0). If m 1 quadrant.
is the slope of T 1 and m 2 is the slope of T 2, [JEE 2016]
10. The orthocentre of the triangle F1MN is
1 2
then the value of 2 + m 2 is. 9 2
m1 (A) - 1 0 , 0 (B) 3 , 0
[JEE 2015]
9 2
(C) 10 , 0 (D) 3 , 6
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EXERCISE - I
JEE Main
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B
15. A 16. A
EXERCISE - II
JEE Advance
Single correct Option - type Questions
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. A
EXERCISE - III
Subjective - type Questions
1.( a)
x 12 y 2 2 1 (b)
3x 2 3y 2
1
45 20 32 32
18a
14. bx + a 3 y = 2ab 18. 16 21. 23. 186
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EXERCISE - IV
Previous Year’s Question
JEE Main
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. B
JEE Advanced
1. B, C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. 9
8. AB 9. 4 10. A 11. C