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PROBLEM SESSION -4
12th Mathematics
Analytical Geometry-02
Topic covered: Conic Section Sheet-02
Subjective Type
1. An equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed in the parabola y = x2 and one of the sides of the equilateral triangle has the
p
gradient 2. If the sum of x-coordinates of the vertices of the triangle is a rational number in the form of , where p
q
and q are coprime; then find the value of (p + q).

2. Let P(x1, y1) and Q(x2, y2) be points on the curve y = x2 – 5x + 6 at which the tangents drawn intersect at the point
R(1, 1). Find the area of triangle PQR.

3. Let P(a, b), Q(c, d) be two points on the parabola y2 = 8x such that the normal at them meet in (18, 12). Find the
product abcd.

4. Tangents drawn from the point P(2, 3) to the circle x2 + y2 – 8x + 6y + 1 = 0 touch the circle at the points A and B.

The circumcircle of the PAB cuts the director circle of ellipse

 x  52   y  32 = 1 orthogonally. Find the value
9 b2
of b2.

5. Locus of the feet of the perpendicular from the center of the hyperbola x 2 – 4y2 = 4 upon a variable normal to it has
the equation (x2 + y2)2 (4y2 – x2) = x2y2. Find .

6. Tangent and normal are drawn at the upper end (x1, y1) of the latus rectum P with x1 > 0 and y1 > 0 of the hyperbola
x 2 y2
  1 , intersecting the transverse axis at T and G respectively. Find the area of the Triangle PTG.
4 12

7. From the center C of the hyperbola x2 – y2 = 9, CM is drawn perpendicular to the tangent at any point of the curve,
meeting the tangent at M and the curve at N. Find the value of the product (CM).(CN).

8. The chord of the parabola y2 = 4ax, whose equation is y  2x  4 2a = 0, is a normal to the curve, and its length is
 3a , then find .

9. The two parabola y2 = 4ax and y2 = 4(a – 1)(x – b) can not have common normal other than axes unless b > , then
find .

10. Tangents and normals at point P and Q to the parabola y2 = 4x intersect at point T and R(9, 6) respectively. Then
find the length of tangent drawn from (1, 1) to the circle circumscribing the quadrilateral PTQR.

11. Find the minimum distance between the curve y2 = x – 1 and x2 = y – 1.

x 2 y2
12. Find the number of distinct normal lines that can be drawn to the ellipse   1 from the point (0, 6).
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x 2 y2
13. Find the number of points on the ellipse   1 from which pair of perpendicular tangents may be drawn to the
50 20
x 2 y2
ellipse   1.
16 9

14. A series of concentric ellipses E1, E2, ….En are drawn such that En touches the extremities of the major axis of
En – 1 and the foci of En coincide with the extremities of minor axis of En – 1. If the eccentricity of the ellipse is
independent of n, then find the value of the eccentricity.

5 x 2 y2
15. A circle of radius is concentric with the ellipse   1 . Find the acute angle made by the common tangent
2 16 9
with the line 3x  y  6  0 .

16. A ray emanating from the point (0, 6) is incident on the ellipse 25x 2 + 16y2 = 1600 at the point P with ordinate 5.
After reflection, ray cuts the y-axis at B. Find the length of PB.

x 2 y2
17. A tangent to the ellipse   1 at any point P meet the line x = 0 at the point W. Let R be the image of W in the
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line y = x, then circle whose extremities of a diameter are W and R passes through a fixed point. Find the fixed
point.

x 2 y2
18. Chords of the circle x2 + y2 = 4, touch the hyperbola   1 . The locus of their middle points is the curve
4 16
(x2 + y2)2 =  x2 – 16y2, then find .

e1 e 2
19. If a variable line has its intercepts on the co-ordinate axes e1, e2 where , are the eccentricities of a hyperbola
2 2
and its conjugate hyperbola, then this line touches the circle x2 + y2 = r2. Find the value of r.

x 2 y2
20. If the curves   1 , (a > b) and x2 – y2 = c2 cut at right angles, then find the relation between a, b and c.
a 2 b2

ANSWER KEY

Problem Session -4
1. 14
2. 2
3. 512
4. 54
5. 25
6. 45
7. 9
8. 6
9. 2
10. 4

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3 2
11.
4
12. 3
13. 4
5 1
14.
2

15.
12
16. 13
17. (0, 0)
18. 4
19. 2
20. a2 – b2 = 2c2

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