Mathematics – IIB

Practice Questions for IPE

LAQs:
CIRCLES
1. Find the equation of circle passing through each of the following three points
(i) (3, 4), (3, 2), (1, 4) (ii) (1, 2), (3, -4), (5, -6)
2. If (2, 0), (0, 1) (4, 5) and (0, c) are concyclic then find c.
3. Find the equation of a circle which passes through (2, -3), (-4, 5) and having the centre
on 4x+3y+1=0.
4. Find the equation of the circle whose center lies on X-axis and passing through the
points (-2, 3) and (4, 5)

5. i) Show that the circles x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12  0 , x2  y 2  6 x  18 y  26  0 touch

each other. Also find the point of contact and common tangent at this point of
contact.
6. Find the equations of the pair of direct common tangents to the circles

x2  y 2  22 x  4 y  100  0 and x2  y 2  22 x  4 y  100  0

7. Find the equations of transverse common tangents of the circles

x2  y 2  4 x  10 y  28  0 and x2  y 2  4 x  6 y  4  0
8. Find the equations of circles which touch 2x - 3y + 1 = 0 at (1, 1) and having radius

13.
9. Show that the points (1, 2), (3, -4), (5, -6) and (19, 8) are concyclic and find the
equation of the circle on which they lie.

10. If the polar of the points on the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 with respect to the circle

x2  y 2  b2 touches the circle x 2  y 2  c 2 then prove that a, b, c are in Geometrical

progression.

PARABOLA

1. Derive the equation of parabola y 2  4ax in standard form.

2. Find the coordinates of the vertex and focus, and the equations of the directrix and
axes of the following parabolas.

(i) 3x2  9 x  5 y  2  0 (ii) y 2  x  4 y  5  0

3. Find the equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to x- axis and which passes
through the points (-2, 1) (1, 2) (-1, 3).
4. Find the equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to y- axis and which passes
through the points (4, 5), (-2, 11) and (-4, 21)

5. Show that the equation of common tangents to the circle x 2  y 2  2a 2 and the

parabola y 2  8ax are y =  (x + 2a)

6. Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is (-2, 3) and directrix is the line
2x + 3y - 4=0 also find the length of the latus rectum and the equation of the axis of
the parabola.

7. Prove that the area of the triangle inscribed in the parabola y 2  4ax is
1
( y1  y2 )( y2  y3 )( y3  y1 ) Sq. units where y1 , y2 , y3 are the ordinates of its vertices.
8a
8. Prove that the area of the triangle formed by the tangents at ( x1 , y1 ),( x2 , y2 ) and

1
( x3 , y3 ) to the parabola y 2  4ax (a > 0) is ( y1  y2 ), ( y2  y3 )( y3  y1 ) sq. units.
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9. From an external point P tangents are drawn to the parabola y 2  4ax and these

tangents make angles 1 ,2 with its axis, such that cot 1  cot2 is a constant ‘d’. Then

show that all such P lie on a horizontal line.

10. The normal at a point t1 on y 2  4ax meets the parabola again in the point t 2 . Then

prove that t1t2  t12  2  0

INTEGRATION
9cos x  sin x
1. Evaluate  4sin x  5cos x dx.
2sin x  3cos x  4
2. Evaluate  3sin x  4cos x  5 dx.
3. Find e sin(bx  c ) dx on R, where a, b, c are real numbers and b  0 .
ax

4. Find the reduction formula for  sin n x dx for an integer n  2 and hence find  sin 4 x dx

5. Find the reduction formula for  tan x dx for an integer n  2 and evaluate  tan 6 x dx
n

6. Find the reduction formula for  sec n x dx for an integer n  2 and evaluate  sec 5 x dx

7. Find the reduction formula for I n   cot n xdx, n being a positive integer, n  2 and

deduce the value of  cot 4 x dx

 1 n 1
8. If I n   cos n x dx then show that In  cos n1 x sin x  I n2
n n
sin m 1 x cos n 1 x m  1
9. If I m,n   sin m x cos n x dx, then show that I m,n    I m 2,n for a
mn mn ,
positive integer n and an integer m  2 .

10. Evaluate  (6 x  5) 6  2 x 2  x dx

11. Evaluate  (3x  2) 2 x 2  x  1 dx.

2x  5
12. Evaluate  x 2  2 x  10
dx.

x 1
13. Evaluate x 2
 3x  12
dx

dx
14. Evaluate  (1  x) 3  2x  x2

dx
15. Evaluate  (1  x) 3  2x  x2
on (1,3).

x3
16. Evaluate   x  1  x 2
 1
dx

dx
17. Evaluate  4cos x  3sin x
x 2 a2 x
18. Show that  a 2  x2 dx 
2
a  x 2  sin 1    c
2 a
dx
19. Evaluate  5  4cos x
1
20. Evaluate  4  5sin xdx
dx
21. Evaluate  5  4cos 2 x
1
22. Evaluate  sin x  3 cos x
dx

SAQs
CIRCLES

1. Find the length of the chord intercepted by the circle x2  y 2  8x  8x  2 y  8  0 on

the line x + y+ 1 =0
 2. If a point P is moving such that the lengths of the tangents drawn from P to the

circles x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12  0 and x 2  y 2  6 x  18 y  26  0 are in the ratio 2 : 3

then find the equation of the locus of P.

3. Find the equation of the circle which touches the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  20  0

externally at ( 5, 5) with radius 5 units.

4. The line y =mx + c and the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 intersect at A and B. If AB = 2  then

show that c 2  (1  m2 )(a 2   2 )

5. Find the value of k, if kx  3 y  1  0,2x  y  5  0 are conjugate lines with respect to

the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0

6. Find the equation of the circle with centre (-2, 3) cutting a chord length 2 units on
3x+4y+4=0

7. Find the equation of tangent and normal at (3, 2) of the circle x2  y 2  x  3 y  4  0

8. Show that x + y + 1 =0 touches the circle x 2  y 2  3x  7 y  14  0 and find its point of

contact.

9. If the chord of contact of a point P with respect to the circle x2  y 2  a 2 cut the circle

at A and B AOB  900 Such that then show that P lies on the circle x2  y 2  2a 2

10. Find the angle between the tangents drawn from (3, 2) to the circle

x2  y 2  6 x  4 y  2  0 s

SYSTEM OF CIRCLES
1. Find the equation of the circle which is orthogonal to each of the following three

circles x2  y 2  2 x  17 y  4  0 , x 2  y 2  7 x  6 y  11  0 and x2  y 2  x  22 y  3  0 .

2. Find the equation of the circle which cuts orthogonally the circle

x2  y 2  4 x  2 y  7  0 and having the centre at (2, 3)

3. Show that the circles S  x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  20  0 and

S '  x 2  y 2  6 x  2 y  90  0 touch each other internally. Find their point of contact

and the equation of the common tangent.
4. Find the radical centre of the following circles.

i) x2  y 2  4 x  6 y  5  0, x2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0, x2  y 2  6 x  2 y  0

ii) x  y  4 x  7  0, 2 x  2 y  3x  5 y  9  0 , x  y  y  0
2 2 2 2 2 2
5. If the straight line represented by x cos  y sin   p intersects the circle x 2  y 2  a 2

at the points A and B, then show that the equation of the circle with AB as diameter

is ( x2  y 2  a 2 )  2 p( x cos   y sin   p)  0.

6. If x + y = 3 is the equation of the chord AB of the circle x2  y 2  2 x  4 y  8  0, find

the equation of the circle having AB as diameter.

7. Find the equation of the circle passing through the points of intersection of the circles

x 2  y 2  8x  6 y  21  0 , x2  y 2  2 x 15  0 and (1, 2).

8. Show that the circles x 2  y 2  2ax  c  0 and x 2  y 2  2by  c  0 touch each other if
1 1 1
2
 2  2
a b c
9. Find the equation and length of the common chord of the two circles

S  x 2  y 2  3x  5 y  4  0 and S '  x 2  y 2  5 x  3 y  4  0
10. Find the equation of the circle passing through the origin, having its centre on the

line x + y =4 and intersecting the circle x2  y 2  4 x  2 y  4  0, orthogonally.

ELLIPSE
1. Find the length of the major axis, minor axis, latus rectum, eccentricity, coordinates of
centre, foci and the equation of directrices of the ellipse

i) x 2  2 y 2  4 x  12 y  14  0 ii) 9 x  16 y  144
2 2

2. Find the equation of the ellipse with focus at (1, -1), e = 2/3 and directrix is x+y+2= 0.

3. Find the equation of the tangents to the ellipse 2 x2  y 2  8 which are

i) Parallel to x  2 y  4  0

ii) Perpendicular to x  y  2  0

iii) Which makes an angle with x-axis
4
4. Find the equation of the ellipse referred to its major and minor axes as the coordinate
axes X, Y – respectively with latus rectum of length 4 and distance between foci 4 2
x2 y 2
5. If the line y  mx  c touches the ellipse 2
 2  1 , prove that c2  a2m2  b2
a b
( x  h) 2 ( y  k ) 2
6. Find the equation of the ellipse in the form   1, given the following
a2 b2
data.
1
i) Centre  2, 1 , one end of the major axis  2, 5 , e 
3
ii) Centre  2, 1 , e  1/ 2 , length of latus rectum 4.
7. Find the equation of tangent and normal to the ellipse 9 x2  16 y 2  144 at the end of

the latus rectum in the first quadrant.

x2 y 2
8. If the normal at one end of a latus rectum of the ellipse   1 passes through
a 2 b2
one end of the minor axis, then show that e4  e2  1 [e is the eccentricity of the
ellipse]
9. Find the condition for the line x cos  y sin   p to be a tangent to the ellipse

x2 y 2
 1
a 2 b2
10. Find the value of ‘k’ if the 4x  y  k  0 is tangent to the Ellipse x 2  3 y 2  3

11. Find the equation of the tangents to the ellipse 2 x 2  3 y 2  11 at the point whose

ordinate ‘1’.

HYPERBOLA
1. Find the centre, eccentricity, foci, equations of the directrices, length of the
latusrectum of hyperbola

i) 9 x 2  16 y 2  72 x  32 y  16  0 ii) 16 y  9 x  144
2 2
iii) x  4 y  4
2 2

2. Find the equations of the tangents to the hyperbola 3x2  4 y 2  12 which are (i)

parallel and (ii) perpendicular to the line y = x - 7

3. Prove that the point of intersection of two perpendicular tangents to the hyperbola

x2 y 2
  1 lies on the circle x2  y 2  a2  b2 .
a 2 b2
x2 y 2
4. Show that angle between the two asymptotes of a hyperbola   1 is
a 2 b2
b
2Tan 1   or 2 Sec 1 (e)
a

x2 y 2
5. Tangents to the hyperbola   1 make angles 1 ,2 with transverse axis of a
a 2 b2
hyperbola. Show that the point of intersection of these tangents lies on the curve
2 xy  k ( x 2  a 2 ) when tan 1  tan2  k .

6. One focus of a hyperbola is located at the point (1, -3) and the corresponding directrix
3
is the line y=2. Find the equation of the hyperbola if its eccentricity is .
2
7. Find the equation of hyperbola whose asymptotes are the straight lines x  2 y  3  0 ,

and which passes through the point (1, -1).

VSAQs
CIRCLES

1. Find the centre and radius of the circle 1  m 2 ( x 2  y 2 )  2cx  2mcy  0 (c  0)

2. If the center of the circle x2  y 2  ax  by  12  0 is (2, 3), find the values of a, b and the

radius of the circle.

3. Find the other end of the diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  8x  8 y  27  0 if one end of it

is (2, 3).

4. If x2  y 2  4 x  6 y  c  0 represents a circle with radius ‘6’, then find the value of ‘c’.

5. If the length of the tangent from (2,5) to the circle x 2  y 2  5 x  4 y  k  0 is 37

then find k
6. Find the equation of the circle passing through (2, -1) and having the centre at (2, 3)
7. Find the equation of the circle whose centre is (-1, 2) and which passes through (5, 6)
8. Obtain the parametric equation of each of the following circles.

i) ( x  3)  ( y  4)  8 ii) x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  12  0
2 2 2

9. Find the equation of the circle whose extremities of a diameter are (1, 2) and (4, 5)
10. Find the equation of the circle for which the points (4,2), (1,5) are the end points of a
diameter.

11. Find the polar of (1, 2) with respect to x 2  y 2  7

12. Find the pole of 3x + 4y – 45 = 0 with respect to x2  y 2  6 x  8 y  5  0.

13. Find the number of common tangents that can be drawn to the circles

x 2  y 2  4, x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y  16  0 .
14. Find the value of k if the points (4, 2) and (k, -3) are conjugate points with respect to

the circle x2  y 2  5x  8 y  6  0.

15. Find the equation of the normal at P(3, 5) of the circle S  x2  y 2  10 x  2 y  6.

16. I) Obtain the parametric equation of the circle represented by x 2  y 2  4 .

II) Write the parametric equation of the circle 2 x 2  2 y 2  7 .

17. Find the equation of the circle which is concentric with x2  y 2  6 x  4 y  12  0 and

passing through (-2, 14).

18. Find the power of the point P (-1, 1) with respect to the circle x2  y 2  6 x  4 y  12  0
19. Find the value of k, if the points (1, 3) and (2, k) are conjugate with respect to the

circle x 2  y 2  35.

20. Find the length of the chord formed by x2  y 2  a 2 on the line x cos  y sin   P

SYSTEM OF CIRCLES

1. (i) Find the angle between the circles x2  y 2  12 x  6 y  41  0 and

x2  y 2  4 x  6 y  59  0.

( ii) If the angle between the circles x2  y 2  12 x  6 y  41  0 and

x2  y 2  kx  6 y  59  0 is 45° then find k.

2. If x2  y 2  5x  14 y  34  0, x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  k  0 circles are orthogonal, then find k.

3
3. Show that the angle between the circles x 2  y 2  a 2 , x 2  y 2  ax  ay is .
4
4. Find the equation of the radical axis of the following circles.

x2  y 2  4 x  6 y  7  0, 4( x2  y 2 )  8x  12 y  9  0
5. Find the equation of radical axis of the circles
x2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0, x2  y 2  4 x  y  0.
6. Find the equation of the common chord of the pair of circles
x2  y 2  4 x  4 y  3  0, x2  y 2  5x  6 y  4  0.
7. Find the equation of the common tangent of the circles at their point of contact

x2  y 2  10 x  2 y  22  0, x2  y 2  2 x  8 y  8  0
8. Find the equation of the common chord of the circles:
( x  a)2  ( y  b)2  c2 ,( x  b)2  ( y  a)2  c2 ,(a  b)
9. Find the value of k, if the circles x2  y 2  4 x  8  0 and x2  y 2  16 y  k  0 are
orthogonal.

PARABOLA
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1. Find the coordinates of the points on the parabola y 2  2 x whose focal distance is
2

2. If (1/2 , 2) is one extremity of a focal chord of the parabola y 2  8x .Find the

coordinates of the other extremity.

3. Find the co-ordinates of the points on the parabola y 2  8x whose focal distance is 10

units.
4. Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is S (1, - 7) and vertex is A (1, -2)

5. Find the value of k, if the line 2y = 5x + k is a tangent to the parabola y 2  6 x

6. Find the equation of normal to the parabola y 2  4 x which is parallel to y  2x  5  0.

  3
7. Find the equation of the tangent to the parabola x2  4 x  8 y  6  0 at  4,  .
 2

8. Find the vertex and focus of x2  6 x  6 y  6  0

9. Find the axis and directrix of y 2  6 y  2 x  5  0

HYPERBOLA
1. If e, e1 are the eccentricities of a hyperbola and its conjugate hyperbola, prove that

1 1
2
 2  1.
e e1

2. If the eccentricity of a hyperbola is 5/4, then find the eccentricity of its conjugate
hyperbola.
3. Find the equation to the Hyperbola whose foci are (4, 2) and (8, 2) and eccentricity is
‘2’.
4. Find the equation to the hyperbola whose foci are (±5, 0) and the transverse axis of
length 8.

5. Find the eccentricity and length of latusrectum of the hyperbola x 2  4 y 2  4

6. Find the length of the latusrectum of the hyperbola x2  3 y 2  144

7. If 3x - 4y + k=0 is a tangent to x2  4 y 2  5 find the value of k.

8. If the angle between the asymptotes of a hyperbola is 300 then find its eccentricity.

INTEGRATION
3
 1
1. Evaluate   x   dx, x  0
 x

2. Evaluate  1  cos 2xdx

 1 2 
3. Evaluate    dx on (  1,1)
 1 x 1  x2 
2

dx
4. Evaluate  Coshx  Sinhx on R
Sin(Tan 1 x )
5. Evaluate  1  x 2 dx x  R
6. Evaluate  e x [tan x  log(sec x)] dx

7. Evaluate  e x (1  tan 2 x  tan x) dx

 (1  x log x)
8. Evaluate  e x dx
x
ex
9. Evaluate  e x  1 dx
1
10. Evaluate  ( x  1)( x  2) dx
dx
11. Evaluate  ( x  3) x2

e x (1  x)
12. Evaluate  cos2 ( xex )dx on I  R \{x  R : cos( xe )  0}
x

x8
13. Evaluate  1  x18 .dx on R
1
14. Evaluate  x log x[log(log x)] dx
cos x
15. Evaluate  sin 2
x  4sin x  5
dx

Log (1  x)
16. Evaluate  1 x
dx on (-1, )

(a x  b x )2
17. Evaluate  dx (a  0, a  0, a  1 and b  0, b  1) on R.
a xb x
cot(log x)
18. Evaluate  x
dx, x  I  (0, ) \{en : n  Z }.

  
19. Evaluate  sec x log(sec x  tan x) on  0, 
 2 

x ex
20. Evaluate  ( x  1)2 dx on I  R \{1}