Tracing of the parabola - class-XII

tracing of the parabola

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The solution of $frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{ax + h}}{{by + k}}$ represents a parabola

  1. a=0,b=0
  2. a=1, b=2
  3. a=0, b=0
  4. a=2, b=1
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

The equation $y^2+3 =2( 2x +y)$ represents a parabola with vertex at 

  1. $\left(\dfrac{1}{2}, 1\right) $ and axis parallel to $y$-axis
  2. $\left(\dfrac{1}{2}, 1\right) $ and axis parallel to $ x$-axis
  3. $\left(\dfrac{1}{2}, 1\right) $ and focus at $\left(\dfrac{3}{2}, 1\right)$
  4. $\left(1, \dfrac{1}{2},\right) $ and focus at $\left(\dfrac{3}{2}, 1\right)$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the equation of parabola is ${x}^{2}=-9y$, then the equation of the directrix and the length of latus rectum are 

  1. $y=-\dfrac {9}{4}, 8$
  2. $x=\dfrac {-9}{4}, 9$
  3. $y=\dfrac {9}{4}, 9$
  4. $None\ of\ these$
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\displaystyle \left ( 2,0 \right )$ is the vertex and $y -$ axis the directrix of a parabola,find the coordinates of focus. 

  1. Focus is $\displaystyle \left ( 2,0 \right )$
  2. Focus is $\displaystyle \left ( 4,0 \right )$
  3. Focus is $\displaystyle \left ( 8,0 \right )$
  4. Focus is $\displaystyle \left ( -4,0 \right )$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focal distance of a point $P$ on the parabola $y^2=12x$ if the ordinate of $P$ is $6$, is

  1. $12$
  2. $6$
  3. $3$
  4. $9$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of the conic with focus $\displaystyle S \left( \frac{3}{2}, 0 \right) $ and the directrix 2x + 3 = 0 having eccentricity 1, is

  1. $y^2 = 4x$
  2. $y^2 = 5x$
  3. $y^2 = 6x$
  4. $y^2 = 8x$
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The locus of the points which are equidistant from $(-a, 0)$ and $x=a$ is

  1. $y^2=4ax$
  2. $y^2+4ax=0$
  3. $x^2+4ay=0$
  4. $x^2-4ay=0$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is $S(3,5)$ and vertex is $A(1,3)$.

  1. $\begin{array}{}\\ \Rightarrow \left| \right| = {\left( {x + y} \right)^2} = 2\left[ {{{\left( {x - 3} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {y - 5} \right)}^2}} \right]\end{array}$
  2. $\begin{array}{}\\ \Rightarrow \left| \right| = {\left( {x + y} \right)^2} = 2\left[ {{{\left( {x - 6} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {y - 6} \right)}^2}} \right]\end{array}$<span class="mrow"><span class="mtable">
  3. $\begin{array}{}\\ \Rightarrow \left| \right| = {\left( {x + y} \right)^2} = 2\left[ {{{\left( {x - 11} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {y - 11} \right)}^2}} \right]\end{array}$
  4. $\begin{array}{}\\ \Rightarrow \left| \right| = {\left( {x + y} \right)^2} = 2\left[ {{{\left( {x - 7} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {y - 7} \right)}^2}} \right]\end{array}$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation $(13x - 1)^{2} + (13y - 1)^{2} = k(5x - 12y + 1)^{2}$ will represent a parabola if

  1. $k = 2$
  2. $k = 81$
  3. $k = 169$
  4. $k = 1$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the eqn of directrix to the parabola $x^{2}+4y-6x+\lambda=0$ is $y+1=0$, then 

  1. $\lambda=9$
  2. $\lambda=-17$
  3. Focus $(3, -3)$
  4. vertex (3, -2)$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focus of the parabola $y ^ { 2 } = 4 y - 4 x$ is

  1. $( 0,2 )$
  2. $( 1,2 )$
  3. $( 4,2 )$
  4. $( 1,3 )$
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Equation of the directrix of the parabola whose focus is $(0,0)$ and the tangent at the vertex is $x-y+1=0$ is 

  1. $x-y=0$
  2. $x-y-1=0$
  3. $x-y+2=0$
  4. $x+y-1=0$
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of the directrix of the parabola, $y ^ { 2 } + 4 y + 4 x + 2 = 0$ is -

  1. $x = - 1$
  2. $x = 1$
  3. $x = - \dfrac {3 }{ 2}$
  4. $x = \dfrac {3 }{ 2}$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of directrix of the parabola $(y-2)^{2}=4(x-4)$, is

  1. $x+1=0$
  2. $x=1$
  3. $x=2$
  4. $x=4$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The vertex of the parabola $ {4y}^{2} + 12x-12y+39= 0$ is:

  1. $ \left( 5/2,3/2 \right)$
  2. $ \left ( -5/2,3/2 \right) $
  3. $ \left ( -5/2,-3/2 \right )$
  4. $ \left ( 5/2,-3/2 \right )$
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focus of the parabola $(y-2)^{2}=20(x+3)$ is:

  1. $(2, 2)$
  2. $(0, 2)$
  3. $(3, -2)$
  4. $(-2, 0)$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A parabola is written as $x^{2}=4ay$, its focus and equation of the directrix is:

  1. $(a, 0)$ and $x+a=0$
  2. $(0, a)$ and $y+a=0$
  3. $(0, a)$ and $x-a=0$
  4. $(0, a)$ and $y-a=0$
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Focus of the parabola $4x^{2}-12x+8y+13=0$ is

  1. $\left(\dfrac {3}{2},\ -2 \right)$
  2. $\left(\dfrac {3}{2},\ -5 \right)$
  3. $\left(\dfrac {3}{2},\ -3 \right)$
  4. $\left(\dfrac {3}{2},\ -1 \right)$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the focus upon a tangent to the parabola $y^{2}=4ax$ is 

  1. $the\ directrix$
  2. $tangent\ at\ the\ vertex$
  3. $x=a$
  4. $none\ of\ these$
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Maximum radius of the circle inscribed in parabola ${y}^{2}=4x$ with centre its focus is ..

  1. $8$
  2. $4$
  3. $2$
  4. $5$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The locus of the midpoint of the line segment joining the focus to a  moving point on the parabola y$^2$ - 4ax is another parabola with directrix

  1. x = - a
  2. x = a
  3. x = 0
  4. x = $\dfrac{a}{2}$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Equation of the directrix of the parabola $4y^2-6x-4y-5=0$ is 

  1. $8x+11=0$
  2. $8x-11=0$
  3. $11x+8=0$
  4. $11x-8=0$
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of the directrix of the parabola $y= x^2-2x+3$ is 

  1. $y= 1/4$
  2. $y= 1/4$
  3. $y= 7/4$
  4. $y= - 7/4$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focus of the parabola $x^2 -4x+2y+8=0$ is 

  1. $(3/2, -2)$
  2. $(5/2, -2)$
  3. $(2, -3/2, )$
  4. $(2, -5/2, )$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of the directrix of the parabolas $x=-2at,\ y=-at^{2},\ t\ \epsilon \ R$ is

  1. $x-a=0$
  2. $y-a=0$
  3. $x+a=0$
  4. $y+a=0$
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The angle of intersection at the origin to the curves ${ y }^{ 2 }=4x$ and ${ x }^{ 2 }=4y$ is :

  1. $\pi $
  2. $\dfrac{ \pi }{ 3}$
  3. $\dfrac{ \pi }{ 6 }$
  4. $\dfrac{ \pi }{ 2 }$
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

if the vertex and the focus of the parabola are $(-1, -1) &amp; (2, 3)$ respectively, then the equation of the directrix is

  1. $3x + 2y + 14 = 0$
  2. $3x + 2y - 25 = 0$
  3. $2x - 3y + 10 = 0$
  4. $x - y + 5 = 0$
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The parametric equation of a parabola is $x=t^{2}+1, y=2t+1$. The Cartesian equation of its directrix is 

  1. $x=0$
  2. $x+1=0$
  3. $y=0$
  4. $none\ of\ these$
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$TP$ and $TQ$ are tangents to parabola $y^{2}=4x$ and normal at $P$ and $Q$ intersect at a point $R$ on the curve. The locus of the center of the circle circumscribing $\Delta TPQ$ is parabola whose

  1. Vertex is $\left(1,0\right)$.
  2. Foot of directrix is $\left(\dfrac{7}{8},0\right)$
  3. Length of latus-rectum is $\dfrac{1}{4}$.
  4. Focus is $\left(\dfrac{9}{8},0\right)$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For parabola $x^{ 2 } + y^{ 2 } + 2xy 6x 2y + 3 = 0$ the focus is

  1. $\left( 1, -1\right)$
  2. $\left( -1, 1\right)$
  3. $\left( 3, 1\right)$
  4. $None of these$
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Consider the conic $ x^{2}+4y-6x+k=0 $ & $\displaystyle L\Rightarrow y+1=0$ be its directrix
On the basis of above information answer the following question:
The focus of the parabola is
  1. $(-3, 3)$
  2. $(-3, -3)$
  3. $(3, -3)$
  4. None of these
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
If the focus is $ \displaystyle (\alpha, \beta) $ & the directrix is $ \displaystyle ax+by+c=0 $ then the equation of conic whose eccentricity $=e $ is given by $ \displaystyle \left ( x-\alpha \right )^{2}+\left ( y-\beta \right )^{2}=e^{2}\frac{\left ( ax+by+c \right )^{2}}{a^{2}+b^{2}}$. If $e=1$ then conic is called parabola, for $ e < 1 $ (conic is an ellipse) and for $e > 1,$ conic is a hyperbola. 
Now consider the conic
$\displaystyle 169 \left \{\left (x-1  \right )^{2}+\left (y-3  \right )^{2}  \right \}=\left (5x-12y+17  \right )^{2} $ ......$(*)$
On the basis of above information answer the following question:
 The focus of the conic $(*)$ is
  1. $(-1, -3)$
  2. $(1,3)$
  3. $(5, -12)$
  4. $(-1, 3)$
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The vertex of the parabola $2((x-1)^2 + (y-2)^2) = (x + y + 3)^2$ is

  1. $\left (-\displaystyle \frac {1}{2}, -\frac {1}{2}\right )$
  2. $\left (-\displaystyle \frac {1}{2}, \frac {1}{2}\right )$
  3. $\left (\displaystyle \frac {1}{2}, \frac {1}{2}\right )$
  4. $\left (\displaystyle \frac {1}{2}, -\frac {1}{2}\right )$
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a point $\mathrm{P}$ moves such that the distance from the point $\mathrm{A} (1, 1)$ and the line $x+y+2=0$ are equal then the locus of $\mathrm{P}$ is equal to

  1. a straightline
  2. a parabola
  3. a pair of st. lines
  4. an ellipse
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the vertex of the conic $y^{2} - 4y = 4x - 4a$ always lies between the straight lines $x + y = 3$ and $2x + 2y - 1 = 0$ then

  1. $2 < a < 4$
  2. $-\dfrac {1}{2} < a < 2$
  3. $0 < a < 2$
  4. $-\dfrac {1}{2} < a < \dfrac {3}{2}$
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

For the parabola $9x^{2} - 24xy + 16y^{2} - 20x - 15y - 60 = 0$ which of the following is/ are true.

  1. $focus = \left (-\dfrac {43}{25}, -\dfrac {129}{100}\right )$
  2. $focus = \left (\dfrac {43}{25}, \dfrac {129}{100}\right )$
  3. $directrix : 4x + 3y + \dfrac {53}{4} = 0$
  4. $directrix : 4x + 3y - \dfrac {53}{4} = 0$
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two manually perpendicular tangent of the parabola ${ y }^{ 2 }=4ax$ meet the axis in ${P} _{1}$ and ${P} _{2}$. If $S$ is the focus of the parabola, then $\dfrac { 1 }{ \left( S{ P } _{ 1 } \right)  } +\dfrac { 1 }{ \left( S{ P } _{ 2 } \right)  } $ is equal to :-

  1. $\dfrac { 4 }{ a } $
  2. $\dfrac { 2 }{ a } $
  3. $\dfrac { 1 }{ a } $
  4. $\dfrac { 1 }{ 4a } $
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A parabola is the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the plane.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of a parabola in its standard form is $x^3=4ay.$

  1. True
  2. False
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ratio in which the line segment joining the points $(4, -6)$ and $(3, 1)$ is divided by the parabola $y^2 = 4x$ is

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{-20 \pm \sqrt{155}}{11}: 1$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{-2 \pm 2\sqrt{155}}{11}: 2$
  3. $-20 \pm 2 \sqrt{155} : 11$
  4. $- 20 \pm \sqrt{155} : 11$
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Each member of the family of parabolas $y=ax^2+2x+3$ has a maximum or a minimum point depending upon the value of $a$. The equation of the locus of the maxima or minima for all possible values of $a$ is

  1. a straight line with slope $1$ and $y$ intercept $3$
  2. a straight line with slope $2$ and $y$ intercept $2$
  3. a straight line with slope $1$ and $x$ intercept $3$
  4. a straight line with slope $2$ and $y$ intercept $3$
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focus of the parabola $y=2x^{2}+x$ is

  1. $(0,0)$
  2. $\left(\dfrac {1}{2},\dfrac {1}{4}\right)$
  3. $\left(-\dfrac {1}{4},\dfrac {1}{8}\right)$
  4. $\left(-\dfrac {1}{4},0\right)$
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the vertex and the focus of a parabola are $\left (-1,1 \right )$ and $\left (2,3 \right )$ respectively, then the equation of the directrix is

  1. $3x+2y+14=0$
  2. $3x+2y-25=0$
  3. $2x-3y+10=0$
  4. none of these
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The axis of the conic $\displaystyle x^{2}+4y-6x+17=0$ is

  1. $\displaystyle x=5 $
  2. $\displaystyle y=5 $
  3. $\displaystyle x=3 $
  4. $\displaystyle x=-3 $
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of directrix from the following is,

  1. $2x - y = 0$
  2. $x + 2y = 0$
  3. $x + y = 0$
  4. $x + 3y = 0$
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of pair of tangents to a parabola is given by $3x^2 +4y^2 +7xy -2x -y - 5 =0 $ and its focus is (1, 1), then the equation of directrix of the parabola is given by   

  1. 9x - 63y -2 = 0
  2. 59x -63y - 8 = 0
  3. 63x - 59y + 8 = 0
  4. 63x - 9y +2 = 0