NAME : ________________ QUIZ

ELLIPSE + QEE
ELLIPSE (+3, -1)
Q.1 If distance between the foci of an ellipse is equal to its minor axis, then eccentricity of the ellipse is-
1 1 1 1
(A) e = (B) e = (C) e = (D) e =
2 3 4 6
Q.2 The equation of an ellipse, whose major axis = 8 and eccentricity = 1/2, is
(A) 3x2 + 4y2 = 12 (B) 3x2 + 4y2 = 48 (C) 4x2 + 3y2 = 48 (D) 3x2 + 9y2 = 12
2
x2 y x2 y2 1
Q.3 The foci of the ellipse + 2 = 1 and the hyperbola – = coincide. Then the value of b2 is-
16 b 144 81 25
(A) 9 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) 7
1
Q.4 The eccentricity of an ellipse, with its centre at the origin, is . If one of the directrices is
2
x = 4, then the equation of the ellipse is-
(A) 3x2 + 4y2 =1 (B) 3x2 + 4y2 =12 (C) 4x2 + 3y2 =12 (D) 4x2 + 3y2 =1
Q.5 In an ellipse, the distance between its foci is 6 and minor axis is 8. Then its eccentricity is –

(A) 1/2 (B) 4/5 (C) 1/ 5 (D) 3/5

1
Q.6 A focus of an ellipse is at the origin. The directrix is the line x = 4 and the eccentricity is . Then the length
2
of the semi-major axis is -

(A) 2/3 (B) 4/3 (C) 5/3 (D) 8/3

x2 y2
Q.7 Let P be a variable point on the ellipse + = 1 with foci F1 and F2. If A is the area of the triangle
a2 b2
PF1 F2, then the maximum value of A is-
(A) 2abe (B) abe (C) (abe)/2 (D) None of these
Q.8 If P(x, y), F1=(3,0), F2=(– 3, 0) and 16x2 + 25 y2 = 400, then PF1 + PF2 =
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 12
Q.9 An ellipse has OB as semi - minor axis. F and F’ are its foci and the angle FBF’ is a right angle. Then the
eccentricity of the ellipse is-

1 1 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 3 3
x2
Q.10 The number of values of c such that the straight line y = 4x + c touches the curve + y2 = 1 is
4
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinite
Q.11 Locus of middle point of segment of tangent to ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 2 which is intercepted between the coordi-
nate axes, is-

1 1 1 1 x 2 y2 x 2 y2
(A) + 2 = 1 (B) + 2 =1 (C) + =1 (D) + =1
2x 2 4y 4x 2 2y 2 4 4 2
x2 y2
Q.12 A tangent is drawn at some point P of the ellipse +
= 1 is intersecting to the coordinate axes at points
a2 b2
A & B then minimum area of the  OAB is- (where O is the centre of ellipse)
a 2  b2 a 2  b2 a 2  b 2  ab
(A) ab (B) (C) (D)
2 4 3
QEE (+3, -1)
Q.1 If the roots of the equation x2 – 5x + 16 = 0 are  and the roots of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 are

(2 +  2) and , then-
2
(A) p = 1 and q = 56 (B) p = 1 and q = – 56 (C) p = – 1 and q = 56 (D) p = – 1 and q = – 56
Q.2 If  and  be the roots of the equation (x – a) (x – b) = c and c  0, then roots of the equation
(x – ) (x – ) + c = 0 are -
(A) a and c (B) b and c (C) a and b (D) a+ b and b + c
 
Q.3 If 2 = 5– 3,  2 = 5–3 then the value of + is
 
(A) 19/3 (B) 25/3 (C) – 19/3 (D) None of these
Q.4 The value of 'a' for which one root of the quadratic equation (a – 5a + 3) x + (3a – 1) x + 2 = 0 is twice
2 2

as large as the other, is-

(A) – 1/3 (B) 2/3 (C) – 2/3 (D) 1/3
Q.5 The number of real solutions of the equation x2 – 3 |x| + 2 = 0 is
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 1
Q.6 If (1– p) is a root of quadratic equation x2 + px + (1 – p) = 0 then its roots are-
(A) 0,1 (B) – 1, 1 (C) 0, – 1 (D) – 1, 2
Q.7 If one root of the equation x2 + px + 12 = 0 is 4, while the equation x2 + px + q = 0 has equal roots,
then the value of ‘q’ is-
(A) 49/4 (B) 12 (C) 3 (D) 4
Q.8 The value of a for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation x2 – (a – 2) x – a – 1 = 0
assume the least value is -
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) 2
Q.9 If the roots of the equation x2 – bx + c = 0 be two consecutive integers, then b2 – 4c equals -
(A) –2 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

 P Q
Q.10 In a triangle PQR, R = , If tan   and tan   are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, a  0
2 2 2
then -
(A) a = b + c (B) c = a + b (C) b = c (D) b = a + c
Q.11 2 2
If both the roots of the quadratic equation x – 2kx + k + k – 5 = 0 are less than 5, then k lies in the
interval
(A) (5, 6] (B) (6, ) (C) (–, 4) (D) [4, 5]
Q.12 If the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + px + q = 0 are tan 30º and tan15º, respectively then the value
of 2 + q – p is –
(A) 3 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
Q.13 All the values of m for which both roots of the equation x 2 – 2mx + m2 – 1 = 0 are greater than –2 but
less than 4, lie in the interval –
(A) m > 3 (B) – 1 < m < 3 (C) 1 < m < 4 (D) – 2 < m < 0
3 x 2  9 x  17
Q.14 If x is real, the maximum value of is –
3x 2  9x  7
(A) 41 (B) 1 (C) 17/7 (D) 1/4
Q.15 If the difference between the roots of the equation x2 + ax + 1 = 0 is less than 5 , then the set of
possible values of a is-
(A) (–3, 3) (B) (–3, ) (C) (3, ) (D) (– , – 3)
Q.16 The quadratic equations x2 – 6x + a = 0and x2 – cx + 6 = 0 have one root in common. The other roots of
the first and second equations are integers in the ratio 4 : 3. Then the common root is

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1