MATHEMATICS

CONIC SECTION

1) An ellipse has OB as the semi-minor axis, F, F′ as its foci and the angle ∠ FBF′ is a right angle. The
eccentricity of the ellipse is
a)
1
(b)
1
(c)
√3 (d) None of these
√ 2 2 2
2 2
x y
2) If the chord joining points P(α ) and Q( β ) on the ellipse 2 + 2 =1subtends a right angle at the vertex A(a,
a b
0), then tan(α /2 ¿ tan ⁡( β /2) =
2 2 2 2
a −a b −b
a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 2
b b a a
2 2
x y
3) If P(α , β ) is a point on the ellipse 2 + 2 =1with foci S and S′ and eccentricity e, then the area of ∆ SP S ' is
a b
a) ae√ a −α 2 2
(b) be√ b −α
2 2
(c) ae√ b2−α 2 (d) be√ a2−α 2
2 2
x y
4) If the latus rectum subtends a right angle at the centre of the hyperbola 2 − 2 =1then its eccentricity is
a b
a)
√13 (b)
√5−1 (c)
√5+ 1 (d)
√3+ 1
2 2 2 2
2
5) The locus of a point on the variable parabola y = 4ax, whose distance from the focus is always equal to k, is
equal to (a is a parameter)
a) 4 x 2+ y 2−4 kx=0 (b) x 2+ y 2−4 kx=0 (c) 2 x 2+ 4 y 2−8 kx=0 (d) 4 x 2− y 2+ 4 kx=0
6) If two tangents drawn from the point (α , ⁡β) to the parabola y 2=4x be such that the slope of one tangent is
double that of the other, then
2 2 2 2
a) β= α (b) α = β (c) 2 α =9 β 2 (d) None of these
9 9
2 2
x y
7) Tangents are drawn to the ellipse + =1at the ends of latus rectum line. The area of the quadrilateral so
9 5
formed is
27 27 27
(a) 27 (b) (c) (d)
2 4 55
2 2
x y
8) The locus of the midpoints of all chords of + =1 , which are at a distance of 2 units from the vertex of
4 9
the parabola y 2=−8 ax is

( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ❑
x y xy x y x y
(a) + = (b) + =4 +
4 9 6 4 9 16 81

( )
2 2 2 2 2
x y x y
(c) + = + (d) None of these.
4 9 9 4
9) The equation |√ x 2+ ( y−1 )2−√ x 2+ ( y+ 1 )2|=K will represent a hyperbola for
(a) K ∈ (0,2) (b) K ∈ (-2, 1) (c) K ∈ (1, ∞ ) (d) K ∈ (0, ∞ )
2 2 2 2
x y y x
10) The equations of the common tangents to the two hyperbolas 2 − 2 =1 and 2
− 2
=1are
a b a b
(a) y= ± x ± √ b2−a2 (b) y= ± x ± √ a2−b 2
(c) y= ± x ±(a ¿ ¿ 2−b 2) ¿ (d) y= ± x ± √ a2 +b2
11) A common tangent to 9 x 2−16 y 2=144 and x 2+ y 2=9 is

(a) y=
√
3
7
x+
√
15
7
(b) y=3
√
2
7
x+
15
√7
(c) y=2
√
2
x y
3
7
2
x +15 √ 7 (d) None of these.

12) The point of intersection of two tangents to the hyperbola 2 − 2

=1, the product of whose slopes is c 2, lies
a b
on the curve
(a) y 2−b 2=c 2 ( x 2+ a2 ) (b) y 2 +a 2=c 2 ( x 2−b2 )
(c) y 2 +b2 =c 2 (x2 −a2 ) (d) y 2−a2=c 2 (x 2+ b2 )