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Questions Related to ellipse

Eccentricity of the conic $3x^{2}+2xy-3y^{2}+x+y-2=0$

  1. 2

  2. $\sqrt{2}$

  3. 3

  4. none


Correct Option: A

If circle whose diameter is major axis of ellipse $\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1(a>b>0)$ meets minor axis at point P and orthocentre of $\Delta PF _{1}F _{2}$ lies on ellipse where $F _{1}$  and $F _{2}$ are foci of ellipse, then square of eccentricity of ellipse, is 

  1. $2 sin\frac{\pi }{10}$

  2. $2 sin\frac{\pi }{12}$

  3. $2 sin\frac{\pi }{4}$

  4. $2 sin\frac{\pi }{2}$


Correct Option: A

If (3,4), (5,12) are two foci of the ellipse passing thrpsough the origin. Then the eccentricity of the ellipse is 

  1. $\frac{\sqrt{17}}{3}$

  2. $\frac{\sqrt[2]{17}}{3}$

  3. $\frac{\sqrt{34}}{3}$

  4. $\frac{\sqrt{34}}{9}$


Correct Option: B

An ellipse has foci (3, 1), (1, 1) and it passes through point (1, 3). Its eccentricity is equal to 

  1. $\sqrt { 2 } -1$

  2. $\sqrt { 3 } -1$

  3. $\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } $

  4. $\cfrac { 1 }{ 3 } $


Correct Option: A

The ellipse $E _1:\dfrac{x^2}{9}+\dfrac{y^2}{4}=1$ is inscribed in a rectangle R whose sides are parallel to the coordinates axis. Another ellipse $E _2$ passing through the point $(0, 4)$ circumscribes the rectangle R. The eccentricity of the ellipse $E _2$ is?

  1. $\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$

  2. $\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

  3. $\dfrac{1}{2}$

  4. $\dfrac{3}{4}$


Correct Option: A

The accentricity of the ellipse $4x^{2}+9y^{2}+8x+36y+4=0$ is

  1. $\dfrac{5}{6 }$

  2. $\dfrac{3}{5}$

  3. $\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{3}$

  4. $\dfrac{\sqrt{5}}{3}$


Correct Option: A

Eccentricity of the ellipse $5x^{2}+6xy+5y^{2}=8$ is

  1. $\dfrac {1}{\sqrt {2}}$

  2. $\dfrac {\sqrt {3}}{2}$

  3. $\sqrt {\dfrac {2}{3}}$

  4. $\dfrac {1}{\sqrt {3}}$


Correct Option: A

An ellipse has $OB$ as its semi-minor axis. $F _{1}$ and $F _{2}$ are its foci and angle $F _{1}BF _{2}$ is a right angle. The eccentricity of the ellipse is 

  1. $1/\sqrt{2}$

  2. $1/2$

  3. $1/\sqrt{3}$

  4. $2/\sqrt{3}$


Correct Option: A

An ellipse having foci $(3,1)$ and $(1,1)$ passes through the point $(1,3)$ ha the eccentricity 

  1. $\sqrt {2}-1$

  2. $\sqrt {3}-1$

  3. $\dfrac {\sqrt {2}-1}{2}$

  4. $\dfrac {\sqrt {3}-1}{2}$


Correct Option: A

The tangent at any point $P\left(a\cos\theta,b\sin\theta\right)$ on the ellipse $\dfrac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\dfrac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$ meets the auxiliary circle at two points which subtend a right angle at the center ,then eccentricity is 

  1. $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1+\sin^{2}\theta}}$

  2. $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2-\cos^{2}\theta}}$

  3. $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1+\tan^{2}\theta}}$

  4. $none\ of\ these$


Correct Option: A