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M. Marks : 100 Time : 60 Min.

Topics covered :
Mathematics : Conic section
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01. Latus rectum of the parabola whose focus 07. PN is an ordinate of the parabola y2 = 4ax. A
is (3, 4) and whose tangent at vertex has straight line is drawn parallel to the axis to
the equation x + y = 7 + 5 2 is bisect NP and meets the curve in Q. NQ meets
(A) 5 (B) 10 the tangent at the vertex in a point T such
(C) 20 (D) 15 that AT = kNP, then the value of k is (where A
02. Directrix of a parabola is x + y = 2. If it’s focus is the vertex)
is origin, then latus rectum of the parabola is (A) 3/2 (B) 2/3
equal to (C) 1 (D) none
08. The tangents to the parabola x = y2 + c from
(A) 2 units (B) 2 units origin are perpendicular then c is equal to
(C) 2 2 units (D) 4 units
(A) 1/2 (B) 1
03. Which one of the following equations repre-
sents parametrically, parabolic profile ?
(C) 2 (D) 1/4
(A) x = 3 cost ; y = 4 sint
t 09. The locus of a point such that two tangents
(B) x2 – 2 = – cost ; y = 4 cos2 drawn from it to the parabola y2 = 4ax are
2
such that the slope of one is double the other
(C) x = tan t ; y = sec t is
t 1 9 9
(D) x = 1 sin t ; y = sin
+ cos (A) y2 = ax (B) y2 = ax
2 2 2 4
04. If (t2, 2t) is one end of a focal chord of the (C) y2 = 9ax (D) x2 = 4ay
parabola y2 = 4x then the length of the focal 10. T is a point on the tangent to a parabola y2 =
chord will be 4ax at its point P. TL and TN are the perpen-
 1
2
 1  2 1 diculars on the focal radius SP and the di-
(A)  t   (B)  t   t  2  rectrix of the parabola respectively. Then
 t  t  t 
(A) SL = 2 (TN) (B) 3 (SL) = 2 (TN)
 1  2 1  (C) SL = TN (D) 2 (SL) = 3 (TN)
(C)  t    t  2  (D) none 11. If distance between the directrices be thrice
 t  t 
05. From the focus of the parabola y2 = 8x as the distance between the foci, then ec-
centre, a circle is described so that a common centricity of ellipse is
chord of the curves is equidistant from the ver- 1 2
tex and focus of the parabola. The equation of (A) (B)
2 3
the circle is
(A) (x – 2)2 + y2 = 3 (B) (x – 2)2 + y2 = 9 1 4
(C) (x + 2) + y = 9
2 2
(D) none (C) (D)
3 5
06. The point of intersection of the curves whose
12. If the eccentricity of an ellipse be 5/8 and
parametric equations are x = t 2 + 1, y = 2t
the distance between its foci be 10, then its
and
latus rectum is
x = 2s, y = 2/s is given by
(A) (1, –3) (B) (2, 2) 39
(A) (B) 12
(C) (–2, 4) (D) (1, 2) 4
37
(C) 15 (D)
2
1
13. The curve represented by x = 3(cost +
sint), y = 4(cost – sint), is (B) by = ax – a 4  a 2b 2  b 4
(A) ellipse (B) parabola
(C) hyperbola (D) circle (C) ay = bx – a 4  a 2b 2  b 4

x2 (D) by = ax – a 4  a 2b 2  b 4
14. If the distance of a point on the ellipse +
6 20. Angle between the tangents drawn from point (4,

y2 x2 y2
= 1 from the centre is 2, then the eccentric 5) to the ellipse + = 1 is
2 16 25
angle is
 5
(A) /3 (B) /4 (A) (B)
(C) /6 (D) /2 3 6
 
15. An ellipse having foci at (3, 3) and (–4, 4) and (C) (D)
4 2
passing through the origin has eccentricity
equal to 21. The eccentricity of the hyperbola 4x2 –9y2–
8x=32 is
3 2
(A) (B) 5 13
7 7 (A) (B)
3 3
5 3
(C) (D)
7 5 13 3
(C) (D)
9 2
4
16. A tangent having slope of – to the ellipse 22. The locus of the point of intersection of the
3
lines 3 x  y  4 3k  0 and 3kx  ky  4 3  0
x2 y2 for different values of k is
+ = 1 intersects the major & minor
18 32 (A) ellipse (B) parabola
axes in points A & B respectively. If C is the (C) circle (D) hyperbola
centre of the ellipse then the area of the tri- 23. If the latus rectum of an hyperbola be 8
angle ABC is
(A) 12 sq. units (B) 24 sq. units 3
and eccentricity be then the equa-
(C) 36 sq. units (D) 48 sq. units 5
17. The equation to the locus of the middle point of tion of the hyperbola is
(A) 4x2 – 5y2 = 100 (B) 5x2 – 4y2 = 100
x2
the portion of the tangent to the ellipse + (C) 4x + 5y = 100
2 2
(D) 5x2 + 4y2 = 100
16 24. If the centre, vertex and focus of a hyperbola
be (0, 0), (4, 0) and (6, 0) respectively, then
y2
= 1 included between the co-ordinate axes the equation of the hyperbola is
9 (A) 4x2 – 5y2 = 8 (B) 4x2 – 5y2 = 80
is the curve (C) 5x – 4y = 80
2 2
(D) 5x2 – 4y2 = 8
(A) 9x2 + 16y2 = 4x2y2 (B) 16x 2 + 9y 2 = 25. The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are
4x 2y 2 (6, 5), (–4, 5) and eccentricity 5/4 is
(C) 3x2 + 4y2 = 4x2y2 (D) 9x2 + 16y2 = x2y2
( x  1)2 ( y  5)2
(A) – =1
18. An ellipse is drawn with major and minor axes 16 9
of lengths 10 and 8 respectively. Using one x2 y2
focus as centre, a circle is drawn that is tan- (B) – =1
16 9
gent to the ellipse, with no part of the circle
being outside the ellipse. The radius of the ( x  1)2 ( y  5)2
(C) – =–1
circle is 16 9
(A) 3 (B) 2 (D) none of these

(C) 2 2 (D) 5
19. Which of the following is the common tangent to

x2 y2 x2 y2
the ellipses + = 1 & + =
a2  b2 b2 a2 a2  b2
1?

(A) ay = bx + a 4  a 2b 2  b 4