Equation of ellipse - class-XI

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of the ellipse whose equation of directrix is $3x+4y-5=0$, coordinates of the focus are $(1,2)$ and the eccentricity is $\dfrac{1}{2}$ is $91x^2+84y^2-24xy-170x-360y+475=0$

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

The equation of the ellipse whose foci are $(\pm5,0)$ and of the directrix is $5x=36$, is

  1. $\dfrac{x^2}{36}+\dfrac{y^2}{11}=1$
  2. $\dfrac{x^2}{6}+\dfrac{y^2}{\sqrt{11}}=1$
  3. $\dfrac{x^2}{6}+\dfrac{y^2}{11}=1$
  4. None of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the eccentricity of the ellipse $\dfrac{x^2}{a^2 + 1} + \dfrac{y^2}{a^2 + 2 } = 1$ is $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}}$, then the length of latusrectum is

  1. $\dfrac{5}{\sqrt{6}}$
  2. $\dfrac{10}{\sqrt{6}}$
  3. $\dfrac{8}{\sqrt{6}}$
  4. None of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Eccentricity of an ellipse is $\sqrt {\cfrac{2}{5}} $ and it passes through the point $(-3,1)$ then its equation is 

  1. $3{x^2} + 5{y^2} = 32$
  2. $2{x^2} + 3{y^2} = 33$
  3. $3{x^2} + 4{y^2} = 30$
  4. $2{x^2} + 3{y^2} = 34$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $P = (x, y), F _1 = (3, 0)$ and $16x^2 + 25y^2 = 400$, then $PF _1 + PF _2$ equals

  1. $8$
  2. $6$
  3. $10$
  4. $12$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following can be the equation of an ellipse?

  1. $x^{2} + y^{2} = 5$
  2. $\dfrac {x^{2}}{9} + \dfrac {x^{2}}{9} = 1$
  3. $2x^{2} + 3y^{2} = 5$
  4. $2x + 2y = 5$
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation $\dfrac {x^{2}}{2-r}+\dfrac {y^{2}}{r-5}+1=0$ represents an ellipse, if

  1. $r > 2$
  2. $2 < r < 5$
  3. $r > 5$
  4. $r \in (2,5)$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The locus of a planet orbiting around the sun is: 

  1. A circle
  2. A straight line
  3. A semicircle
  4. An ellipse
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sum of the focal distances of a point on the ellipse $\cfrac { { x }^{ 2 } }{ 4 } +\cfrac { { y }^{ 2 } }{ 9 } =1$ is:

  1. $4$ units
  2. $6$ units
  3. $8$ units
  4. $10$ units
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Equation of the ellipse in its standard form is $\displaystyle \frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$

  1. True
  2. False
  3. Nither
  4. Either
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The focus of extremities of the latus rectum of the family of the ellipse  ${b^2}{x^2} + {a^2}{y^2} = {a^2}{b^2}{\text{ is }}\left( {b \in R} \right)$ 

  1. ${x^2} - ay = {a^3}$
  2. ${x^2} - ay - {e^2}$
  3. ${x^2} \pm ay = {a^2}$
  4. ${x^2} + ay - {b^2}$
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of the latusrecta of the ellipse $9x^{2}+4^{2}-18x-8y-23=0$ are 

  1. $y=\pm \sqrt {5}$
  2. $x=\pm \sqrt {5}$
  3. $y=1 \pm \sqrt {5}$
  4. $x=1 \pm \sqrt {5}$
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The foci of the ellipse $\dfrac{x^{2}}{16} + \dfrac{y^{2}}{b^{2}} =1$ and the hyperbola $\dfrac{x^{2}}{144} - \dfrac{y^{2}}{81} =\dfrac{1}{25}$ coincide, then the value of $b^{2}$ is:

  1. $5$
  2. $7$
  3. $9$
  4. $4$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If foci are points $(0,1)(0,-1)$ and minor axis is of length $1$, then equation of ellipse is

  1. $\dfrac { { x }^{ 2 } }{ 1/4 } +\dfrac { { y }^{ 2 } }{ 5/4 } =1$
  2. $\dfrac { { x }^{ 2 } }{ 5/4 } +\dfrac { { y }^{ 2 } }{ 1/4 } =1$
  3. $\dfrac { { x }^{ 2 } }{ 3/4 } +\dfrac { { y }^{ 2 } }{ 1/4 } =1$
  4. $\dfrac { { x }^{ 2 } }{ 1/4 } +\dfrac { { y }^{ 2 } }{ 3/4 } =1$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of the ellipse with its focus at $(6, 2)$, centre at $(1, 2)$ and which passes through the point $(4, 6)$ is?

  1. $\dfrac{(x-1)^2}{25}+\dfrac{(y-2)^2}{16}=1$
  2. $\dfrac{(x-1)^2}{25}+\dfrac{(y-2)^2}{20}=1$
  3. $\dfrac{(x-1)^2}{45}+\dfrac{(y-2)^2}{20}=1$
  4. $\dfrac{(x-1)^2}{45}+\dfrac{(y-2)^2}{16}=1$
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of the tangent to the ellipse such that sum of perpendiculars dropped from foci is 2 units, is

  1. $y cos3\pi/ 4 - x sin 3\pi /4=1$
  2. $y sin \frac{3\pi}{8}- x cos \frac{3\pi}{8}=1$
  3. $x cos \pi /8 - sin \pi /8=1$
  4. $y cos \frac{5\pi}{8}+x sin \frac{5\pi}{8}=1$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An ellipse $\cfrac { { x }^{ z } }{ 4 } +\cfrac { { y }^{ z } }{ 3 } =1$ confocal with hyperbola $\cfrac { { x }^{ 2 } }{ \cos ^{ 2 }{ \theta  }  } -\cfrac { { y }^{ 2 } }{ \sin ^{ 2 }{ \theta  }  } =1$ then the set of value of $'0'$

  1. $R$
  2. $R-\left\{ n\pi ,n\epsilon z \right\} $
  3. $R-\left\{ \left( 2n+1 \right) \cfrac { \pi }{ 2 } ,n\epsilon z \right\} $
  4. $R-\left\{ \cfrac { n\pi }{ 2 } ,n\epsilon z \right\} $
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Equation of the ellipse whose axes are the axes of coordinates and which passes through the point $ (-3,1)$ and has eccentricity $\sqrt {\frac{2}{5}} $ is 

  1. $5x^3+3y^2-48=0$
  2. $3x^2+5y^2-15=0$
  3. $5x^2+3y^2-32=0$
  4. $3x^2+5y^2-32=0$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

S and S' foci of an ellipse. B is one end of the minor axis. If $\angle{SBS'}$ is a right angled isosceles triangle, then e$=?$

  1. $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
  2. $\dfrac{1}{2}$
  3. $\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
  4. $\dfrac{3}{4}$
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The eccentricity of an ellipse is $\dfrac {\sqrt {3}}{2}$ its length of latus reetum is

  1. $\dfrac {1}{2}$ (length of major axis)
  2. $\dfrac {1}{3}$ (length of major axis)
  3. $\dfrac {1}{4}$ (length of major axis)
  4. $\dfrac {2}{3}$ (length of major axis)
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The length of latus rectum of $\dfrac {x^2}9+\dfrac {y^2}2=1$ is 

  1. $\dfrac 74$
  2. $\dfrac 34$
  3. $\dfrac 43$
  4. None.
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An ellipse of semi-axis $a,b,$ slides between two perpendicular lines, then the locus of its foci is, (the two lines being taken  as the axes of coordinates)

  1. $(x^{2}+y^{2})(x^{2}y^{2}+b^{2})=4a^{2}x^{2}y^{2}$
  2. $(x^{2}+y^{2})(x^{2}y^{2}+b^{2})=4b^{2}x^{2}y^{2}$
  3. $(x^{2}-y^{2})(x^{2}y^{2}+b^{2})=4b^{2}x^{2}y^{2}$
  4. $(x^{2}-y^{2})(x^{2}y^{2}+b^{2})=4a^{2}x^{2}y^{2}$
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If equation $(5x-1)^{2}+(5y-2)^{2}=(\lambda^{2}-2\lambda+1)(3x+4y-1)^{2}$ represents an ellipse, then $\lambda \in$

  1. $(0, 1)$
  2. $(0, 2)$
  3. $(1, 2)$
  4. $(0, 1)\cup (1, 2)$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation $\dfrac{{x}^{2}}{2-r}+\dfrac{{y}^{2}}{r-5}+1=0$ represents an ellipse if

  1. $r>1$
  2. $r>5$
  3. $2 < r< 5$
  4. $r<2$ or $r>5$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The locus of the mid points of the portion of the tangents to the ellipse intercepted between the axes

  1. $\dfrac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\dfrac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=4$
  2. $\dfrac{a^{2}}{x^{2}}+\frac{b^{2}}{y^{2}}=4$
  3. $\dfrac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}-\dfrac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=4$
  4. none of these
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Eccentricity of ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2} + 1}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{a^2} + 2}} = 1$ is $\frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }}$  then length of Latusrectum is 

  1. $\frac{8}{{\sqrt 3 }}$
  2. $\frac{4}{{\sqrt 3 }}$
  3. $2\sqrt 3 $
  4. $\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}$
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation $\dfrac { x ^ { 2 } } { 10 - a } + \dfrac { y ^ { 2 } } { 4 - a } = 1$ represents an ellipse if

  1. $a < 4$
  2. $a > 4$
  3. $4 < a < 10$
  4. None of these
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the latus rectum of an ellipse $x ^ { 2 } \tan ^ { 2 } \varphi + y ^ { 2 } \sec ^ { 2 } \varphi =$ $1$ is $1 / 2 $ then $\varphi $ is

  1. $\pi / 2$
  2. $\pi / 6$
  3. $\pi / 3$
  4. $5$ $\pi/ 12$
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

vertices of an ellipse are $(0,\pm 10)$ and its eccentricity $e=4/5$ then its equation is 

  1. $90x^2-40y^2=3600$
  2. $80x^2+50y^2=4000$
  3. $36x^2+100y^2=3600$
  4. $100x^2+36y^2=3600$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of the latus rectum of the ellipse $9{x}^{2}+4{y}^{2}-18x-8y-23=0$ are

  1. $y=\pm \sqrt{5}$
  2. $y=- \sqrt{5}$
  3. $y=1\pm \sqrt{5}$
  4. $y=-1\pm \sqrt{5}$
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If there is exactly one tangent at a distance of $4$ units from one of the locus of $\dfrac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\dfrac{y^{2}}{a^{2}-16}=1, a>4$, then length of latus rectum is :-

  1. $16$
  2. $\dfrac{8}{3}$
  3. $12$
  4. $15$
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation $\dfrac{x^2}{2-r}+\dfrac{y^2}{r-5}+1=0$ represents an ellipse, if

  1. $r>2$
  2. $r\in \left(2,\:\dfrac{7}{2}\right)\cup \left(\dfrac{7}{2},5\right)$
  3. $r>5$
  4. $r<2$
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Distance between the foci of the curve represented by the equation $x=3+4\cos\theta, y=2+3\sin\theta$, is?

  1. $3\sqrt{7}$
  2. $2\sqrt{7}$
  3. $\sqrt{7}$
  4. $\dfrac{\sqrt{7}}{2}$
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Equation of the ellipse whose minor axis is equal to the distance between foci and whose latus rectum is $10 ,$ is given by ____________.

  1. $2 x ^ { 2 } + 3 y ^ { 2 } = 100$
  2. $2 x ^ { 2 } + 3 y ^ { 2 } = 80$
  3. $x ^ { 2 } + 2 y ^ { 2 } = 100$
  4. none of these
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For the ellipse $ {12x}^{2} +{4y}^{2} +24x-16y+25=0 $

  1. centre is $(-1,2) $
  2. Length of axes are $ {\sqrt {3}} and 1 $
  3. eceentricity is $ \sqrt {\cfrac {2} {3}} $
  4. All of these
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A point $P$ on the ellipse $\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}}{25} + \frac{y^{2}}{9} = 1$ has the eccentric angle $\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{8}$. The sum of the distance of $P$ from the two foci is

  1. $5$
  2. $6$
  3. $10$
  4. $3$
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Axes are coordinates axes, the ellipse passes through the points where the straight line $\dfrac {x}{4}+\dfrac {y}{3}=1$  meets the coordinates axes. Then equation of the ellipses is 

  1. $\dfrac {x^{2}}{16}+\dfrac {y^{2}}{9}=1$
  2. $\dfrac {x^{2}}{64}+\dfrac {y^{2}}{36}=1$
  3. $\dfrac {x^{2}}{4}+\dfrac {y^{2}}{3}=1$
  4. $\dfrac {x^{2}}{8}+\dfrac {y^{2}}{6}=1$
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation $\sqrt{(x-3)^{2}+(y-1)^{2}}+\sqrt{(x-3)^{2}+(y-1)^{2}}=6$ represents : 

  1. an ellipse
  2. a pair of straight lines
  3. a circle
  4. the line segment joining the point $(-3,1)$ to the point $(3,1)$
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $(2,4)$ and $( 10,10)$ are the ends of a latus - rectum of an ellipse with eccentricity $\dfrac 12$, then the length of semi - major axis is 

  1. $\dfrac{20}{3}$
  2. $\dfrac {15}{3}$
  3. $\dfrac {40}{3}$
  4. None of these
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The difference between the lengths of the major axis and the latus-rectum of an ellipse is

  1. $ae$
  2. $2ae$
  3. $ae^{2}$
  4. $2ae^{2}$
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The latus-rectum of the conic $3x^{2} + 4y^{2} - 6x + 8y - 5 = 0$ is

  1. $3$
  2. $\dfrac {\sqrt {3}}{2}$
  3. $\dfrac {2}{\sqrt {3}}$
  4. None of these
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation $\dfrac {x^{2}}{2 - \lambda} + \dfrac {y^{2}}{\lambda - 5} - 1 = 0$ represents an ellipse, if

  1. $\lambda < 5$
  2. $\lambda < 2$
  3. $2 < \lambda < 5$
  4. $\lambda < 2$ or $\lambda < 5$
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An ellipse has its centre at $(1, -1)$ and semi-major axis $= 8$ and it passes through the point $(1, 3)$. The equation of the ellipse is

  1. $\dfrac {(x + 1)^{2}}{64} + \dfrac {(y + 1)^{2}}{16} = 1$
  2. $\dfrac {(x - 1)^{2}}{64} + \dfrac {(y + 1)^{2}}{16} = 1$
  3. $\dfrac {(x - 1)^{2}}{16} + \dfrac {(y + 1)^{2}}{64} = 1$
  4. $\dfrac {(x + 1)^{2}}{64} + \dfrac {(y - 1)^{2}}{16} = 1$
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $F _{1}=\left ( 3, 0 \right )$, $F _{2}=\left ( -3, 0 \right )$ and $P$ is any point on the curve $16x^{2}+25y^{2}=400$, then $PF _{1}+PF _{2}$ equals to:

  1. $8$
  2. $6$
  3. $10$
  4. $12$
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation $\displaystyle \frac {x^2}{8-t}, +, \displaystyle \frac {y^2}{t-4}, =, 1$ will represent an ellipse if

  1. $t\, \in\, (1,\, 5)$
  2. $t\, \in\, (2,\, 8)$
  3. $t\, \in\, (4,\, 8)\, -\, \{6\}$
  4. $t\, \in\, (4,\, 10)\, -\, \{6\}$
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The total number of real tangents that can be drawn to the ellipse $3x^{2}+5y^{2}=32$ and $25x^{2}+9y^{2}=450$ passing through $(3,5)$ is

  1. $0$
  2. $2$
  3. $3$
  4. $4$
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\mathrm{S}$ and $\mathrm{S}^{'}$ are the foci of the ellipse $25x^{2}+16y^{2}=1600$, then the sum of the distances from $\mathrm{S}$ and $\mathrm{S}'$ to the point $(4\sqrt{3},5)$ is:

  1. $20$
  2. $15$
  3. $40$
  4. $30$
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of the ellipse having vertices at $\displaystyle \left( \pm 5,0 \right) $ and foci $\displaystyle \left( \pm 4,0 \right) $ is

  1. $\displaystyle \frac { { x }^{ 2 } }{ 25 } +\frac { { y }^{ 2 } }{ 16 } =1$
  2. $\displaystyle 9{ x }^{ 2 }+25{ y }^{ 2 }=225$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac { { x }^{ 2 } }{ 9 } +\frac { { y }^{ 2 } }{ 25 } =1$
  4. $\displaystyle 4{ x }^{ 2 }+5{ y }^{ 2 }=20$
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sum of the focal distances of any point on the conic $\dfrac {x^{2}}{25} + \dfrac {y^{2}}{16} = 1$ is

  1. $10$
  2. $9$
  3. $41$
  4. $18$
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The graph of the equation $x^2+\dfrac{y^2}{4}=1$ is

  1. an ellipse
  2. a circle
  3. a hyperbola
  4. a parabola
  5. two straight lines
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The graph of the equation $4y^2 + x^2= 25$ is

  1. a circle
  2. an ellipse
  3. a hyperbola
  4. a parabola
  5. a straight line
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The foci of an ellipse are located at the points $(2, 4)$ and $(2, -2)$. The points $(4, 2)$ lies on the ellipse. If $a$ and $b$ represent the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes respectively, then the value of $(ab)^{2}$ is equal to

  1. $68 + 22\sqrt {10}$
  2. $6 + 22\sqrt {10}$
  3. $26 + 10\sqrt {10}$
  4. $6 + 10\sqrt {10}$
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following is/are not false?

  1. The mid point of the line segment joining the foci is called the centre of the ellipse.
  2. The line segment through the foci of the ellipse is called the major axis.
  3. The end points of the major axis are called the vertices of the ellipse.
  4. Ellipse is symmetric with respect to Y-axis only.
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation $2x^2+3y^2-8x-18y+35=\lambda$ represents?

  1. A circle for all $\lambda$
  2. An ellipse if $\lambda < 0$
  3. The empty set if $\lambda > 0$
  4. A-point if $\lambda = 0$
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equation of ellipse whose major axis is along the direction of x-axis, eccentricity is $e=2/3$

  1. $36x^2+20y^2=405$
  2. $20x^2+36y^2=405$
  3. $30x^2+22y^2=411$
  4. $22x^2+32y^2=409$
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Eccentricity of ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2} + 1}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{a^2} + 2}} = 1,is,\frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }}$ then length of Latus rectum is 

  1. $\frac{2}{{\sqrt 3 }}$
  2. $\frac{4}{{\sqrt 3 }}$
  3. $2\sqrt 3 $
  4. $\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}$
Question 57 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the latus rectum of an ellipse $x ^ { 2 } \tan ^ { 2 } \varphi + y ^ { 2 } \sec ^ { 2 } \varphi =$ $1$ is $1 / 2 ,$ then $\varphi$ is

  1. $\pi / 2$
  2. $\pi / 6$
  3. $\pi / 3$
  4. $5$ $\pi/ 12$
Question 58 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at the origin is $\frac{1}{2}$.If one of its directrices is $x=-4$, then the equation of the normal to it at $(1, \frac{3}{2})$ is:

  1. $4x+2y=7$
  2. $x+2y=4$
  3. $2y-x=2$
  4. $4x-2y=1$
Question 59 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A point $(\alpha, \beta)$ lies on a circle $x^2+y^2=1$, then locus of the point $(3\alpha +2\beta)$ is a$/$an.

  1. Straight line
  2. Ellipse
  3. Parabola
  4. None of these