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Questions Related to ellipse

If S and S' are the foci of an ellipse of major axis of length 10 units and P is any point on the ellipse such that the perimeter of triangle PSS' is 15 units, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is 

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

  2. $\dfrac{1}{4}$

  3. $\dfrac{7}{25}$

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


Correct Option: A

If normal at any point P on the ellipse $\frac { { x }^{ 2 } }{ { a }^{ 2 } } +\frac { { y }^{ 2 } }{ { b }^{ 2 } } =1(a>b>0)$ meet the major and minor axes at Q and R respectively so that 3PQ = @PR, then the eccentricity of ellipse is equal to

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

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

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

  4. $\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } $


Correct Option: A

Find the length of the semi-axes, coordinates of foci, length of latus rectum, eccentricity and equation direction for the ellipse given by the equations :-  (i) $25{ x }^{ 2 }-150x+16{ y }^{ 2 }=175$ (ii) The eccentricity of the ellipse $9{ x }^{ 2 }+4{ y }^{ 2 }30y=0$ is 

  1. 1/2

  2. 2/3

  3. 3/4

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

If normal to the ellipse $\dfrac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\dfrac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$ at $\left(ae,\dfrac{b^{2}}{a}\right)$ is passing throught $\left(0,-2b\right)$, then $c=$

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

  2. $2\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right)$

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

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


Correct Option: A

An ellipse having foci $\left(3,1\right)$ and $\left(1,1\right)$ passes through the point $\left(1,3\right)$ has 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 eccentricity of ellipse whose line joining foci substends an angle of ${90} _{o}$ at an xtremity of minor axis is 

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

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

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

  4. $\sqrt{6}$


Correct Option: A

If the roots of the equation $x^2 - 4x + 1 = 0$ are the lengths of the semi-major axis and semi-minor axis of an ellipse, then the eccentricity of the ellipse lies between

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

  2. $\dfrac{1}{4}$ and $\dfrac{1}{3}$

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

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


Correct Option: A

If $\alpha,\beta$ are the eccentric of the extremities of a focal chord of an ellipse, then eccentricity of the ellipse is

  1. $\dfrac{sin\alpha+sin\beta}{sin(\alpha+\beta)}$

  2. $\dfrac{cos\alpha+cos\beta}{cos(\alpha+\beta)}$

  3. $\dfrac{(\alpha+\beta)}{sin\alpha+sin\beta}$

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

(-4,1) and (6,1) are the vertices of an ellipse. If one of the foci of the ellipse. If one of the foci of the ellipse lies on x -2y = 2 then its eccentricity is

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

  2. $\dfrac{4}{5}$

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

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


Correct Option: A

An ellipse whose foci and $(2,4)$ and $(14,9)$ touches the x-axis then the eccentricity of the ellipse is $\dfrac{P}{\sqrt{q}}$ (when p,q an comprise) then the units place of $p+4q$ is 

  1. $1$

  2. $5$

  3. $9$

  4. $2$


Correct Option: A