MATHEMATICS

x2 y2
61. PQ is variable chord of the ellipse 2 2 1. If PQ subtends a right angle at the centre
a b
1 1
' O ' of the ellipse then is equal to
OP OQ 2
2

1 1 2) 2 1 3) 1 2 4) 2 1 2
2
1) a 2 b 2 a 2 b2 a 2 b2 a b 2
62. If A and B are foci of ellipse ( x 2 y 3) 2 (8 x 4 y 4) 2 20 and P is any point on it,
then PA PB is
1)2 2) 4 3) 2 4) 2 2
63. If PSQ and PS 1R are two chords of an ellipse through its foci S and S 1 , then
PS PS 1

SQ S 1R
1 e 2 2) 1 e 2 3) 2 1 e
2
4) 1 e 2
2
1) 1 e 2 1 e2
2
1 e 1 e2
x2 y 2
64. If a tangent of slope 2 of the ellipse 1 is normal to the circle
a 2 b2
x 2 y 2 4 x 1 0, then the maximum value of |ab| is
1)4 2) 2 3) 1 4) 5
2 2
x y
65. Maximum length of the chord of the ellipse 2 2 1 such that eccentric angles of
a b

the extremities of the chord are differ by , is (a>b)
2
1) a 2 2) b 2 3) ab 2 4) ab
 x2 y 2
66. A ray of light along the line x=3 is reflected at a point on the ellipse 1. The
25 16
slope of the reflected ray is
4 8 15 15
1) 2) 3) 4)
15 15 8 4
67. An ellipse whose length of major axis and minor axis are 8 and 4 respectively slides
between the coordinate axis then locus of centre of ellipse is
1) circle with radius 5 2) circle with radius 2 5
3) parabola with latus rectum 2 4) ellipse with latus rectum 2 3
x2 y2
68. Locus of the vertices of an equilateral triangle circumscribing the ellipse 2 2 1 is
a b

1) 3 x y a b 4(b x a y a b )
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2

2) x y a b (b x a y a b )
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3) x y a b 4(b x a y a b )
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

4) 4 x y a b 3(b x a y a b )
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

x2 y 2
69. If the normals at the four points ( xi , yi ) , i 1, 2,3, 4
on the ellipse 2 2 1 are
a b
1 1 1 1
concurrent then the value of ( x1 x2 x3 x4 ) is
x1 x2 x3 x4
1)1 2) 2 3) 4 4) 5
x2 y 2
70. If W is one of the angles between the normals to the ellipse 2 2 1 at the points
a b
2cot W
whose ecenetric angles are and , then is
2 sin 2
 e2 e2 e e
1) 2) 3) 4)
1 e2 1 e2 1 e2 1 e2
71. If maximum distance of any point on the ellipse x 2 2 y 2 2 xy 1 from its centre be
r, then r is equal to
5 1 3+ 5
1) 3 3 2) 2 2 3) 4)
2 2
72. S(3,4) and S 1 (9,12) are the foci of an ellipse and the foot of the perpendicular from S to
a tangent to the ellipse is (1,-4). Then the eccentricity of the ellipse is
3 4 5 1
1) 2) 13 3) 4)
13 13 2
73. The eccentricity of the ellipse with one focus at (6,2), center at (1,2) and which passes
through (4,6) is
3 2) 3 3) 5 4) 5
1) 4 6 3
2
1
74. At some point P on the ellipse , the segment SS subtends a right angle, then its
eccentricity e is
2 1 1 3
1) 2) 0 e 3) 1 e 4)
2 2 2 2
x2 y 2
75. If normal at any point P to the ellipse
a 2 b2
1, a b meet the axes at M and N so that
PM 2
then value of eccentricity e.
PN 3
1 2 1
1) 2) 3) 4) 2 / 3
2 3 3
x 2 y2
76. Two tangents are drawn to an ellipse 2 2 1 from a point P(h, k); if the points in
a b
which these tangents meet the axes of the ellipse be concyclic, then the locus of P is
1) an ellipse 2) rectangular hyperbola
3) parabola 4) circle
77. If the tangent at a point ( a cos , b sin ) on the ellipse x 2 / a 2 y 2 / b 2 = 1 meets the
auxiliary circle in two points, the chord joining them subtends a right angle at the
centre; then the eccentricity of the ellipse is given by

1 / 2 3)
1 cos 2
2)
1 sin 2 (1 sin 2 )1/2 4) 1 cos2
1)
78. If a variable point P on an ellipse of eccentricity e is joined to the foci S1 and S2 then
the incentre of the triangle PS1 S2 lies on
1)The major axis of the ellipse 2)The circle with radius e
3)Another ellipse 4)Hyperbola

79. An ellipse passing through origin has its foci at (5,12) and (24,7) . Then its eccentricity
is
386 2) 386 3) 386 4) 386
1) 38 39 38 51
80. The locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the centre of the ellipse x 2 3 y 2 3 on
any tangent to it is
1) ( x y ) 5 x 7 y 2) ( x y ) 7 x 5 y
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3) ( x y ) x 3 y 4) ( x y ) 3x y
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

x2 y 2
81. A line touches the ellipse 2 2 1 and the circle x 2 y 2 r 2 . Then the slope m of the
a b
common tangent is given by m 2
a2 r 2 2) r b
2 2
3) r b
2 2
4) r 2b
2 2

1) b 2 r 2 a2 r 2 a2 r 2 a 2 2r 2
x2 y 2
82. The maximum distance of any normal to the ellipse 2 2 1 from the centre is
a b
(a > b)
1) a + b 2) a-b 3) a 2 b2 4) a 2 b2
83. The abscissa of the point on the ellipse 9 x 2 25 y 2 18 x 100 y 116 0 lie between
1)-5,3 2) -4,6 3) -5,7 4) 2,5

x2 y 2
84. A normal to 2 2 1 meets the axes in L and M. The perpendiculars to the axes
a b
through L and M intersect at P. Then the equation to the locus of P is
1) a x b y (a b ) 2) a x b y (a b )
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3) b x a y (a b )
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4) a 2 x 2 b 2 y 2 ( a 2 b 2 ) 2
x2 y 2
85. P is a point on the ellipse 1and Q is its corresponding point on the auxiliary
16 9
circle. If the locus of the point of intersection of the normal at P and Q to the respective
curves is circle, then its radius is
1)5 2) 7 3) 6 4) 8
86. If chords of contact of tangents from two points ( x1 , y1 ),( x2 , y2 ) to the ellipse
x2 y2
1 are at right angle then ratio of the product of abscissae & ordinates is
52 13
1)-16:1 2) 4 : 1 3) 16 : 1 4) 5 : 1
2 2
x y
87. 2 2 1 will represents the ellipse, if r lies in the interval
r r 6 r 6r 5
1) (, 2) (5,11 / 2) (11 / 2, ) 2) (3, )

3 ) (-2,3) 4) ( , 2) (5, )
88. Let Pi and Pi1 be the feet of the perpendiculars drawn from foci S , S 1 on a tangent Ti
10

to an ellipse whose length of semi major axis is 20, If ( SP )( S P ) 2560,

i 1
i
1
i
1
then the

value of eccentricity of the ellipse is

1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
1) 5 5 5 5
89. Coordinates of the vertices B and C of a triangle ABC are (2,0) and (8,0) respectively.
B C
The vertex A is varying in such a way that 4tan tan 1. Then locus of A is
2 2
( x 5) 2 y 2
2 1, thenk
25 k
1)1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
90. The locus of the point of intersection of tangents at the extremities of a chord whose
p x2 y2
eccentric angles are differ by , of the ellipse 2 2 1 with eccentricity e is
2 a b
another ellipse of the eccentricity.
e
1)e 2) 2e 3) 3e 4)
2