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4. If the eccentricity of an ellipse be 5/8 and the distance between its foci be 10, then its
latus rectum is
(a) 39/4 (b) 12
(c) 15 (d) 37/2
5. If the foci and vertices of an ellipse be (1, 0) and (2, 0) , then the minor axis of the ellipse
is
(a) 2 5 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 2 3
6. The equations of the directrices of the ellipse 16 x 2 25 y 2 400 are
(a) 2 x 25 (b) 5 x 9
(c) 3 x 10 (d) None of these
7. The eccentricity of an ellipse is 2/3, latus rectum is 5 and centre is (0, 0). The equation of
the ellipse is
x2 y2 4 x 2 4y 2
(a) 1 (b) 1
81 45 81 45
x2 y2 x2 y2
(c) 1 (d) 5
9 5 81 45
8. The latus rectum of an ellipse is 10 and the minor axis is equal to the distance between
the foci. The equation of the ellipse is
(a) x 2 2 y 2 100 (b) x 2 2 y 2 10
(c) x 2 2 y 2 100 (d) None of these
x2 y2
9. The distance between the directrices of the ellipse 1 is
36 20
(a) 8 (b) 12
(c) 18 (d) 24
2
18. An ellipse passes through the point (–3, 1) and its eccentricity is . The equation of the
5
ellipse is
(a) 3 x 2 5 y 2 32 (b) 3 x 2 5 y 2 25
(c) 3x 2 y 2 4 (d) 3x 2 y 2 9
19. The lengths of major and minor axis of an ellipse are 10 and 8 respectively and its major
axis along the y-axis. The equation of the ellipse referred to its centre as origin is
[Pb. CET 2003]
x2 y2 x2 y2
(a) 1 (b) 1
25 16 16 25
x2 y2 x2 y2
(c) 1 (d) 1
100 64 64 100
20. If the centre, one of the foci and semi-major axis of an ellipse be (0, 0), (0, 3) and 5 then
its equation is
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[AMU 1981]
x2 y2 x2 y2
(a) 1 (b) 1
16 25 25 16
x2 y2
(c) 1 (d) None of these
9 25
21. The equation of the ellipse whose one of the vertices is (0,7) and the corresponding
directrix is y 12 , is
(a) 95 x 2 144 y 2 4655 (b) 144 x 2 95 y 2 4655
(c) 95 x 2 144 y 2 13680 (d) None of these
22. The equation 2 x 2 3 y 2 30represents [MP PET 1988]
(a) A circle (b) An ellipse
(c) A hyperbola (d) A parabola
1
23. The equation of the ellipse whose latus rectum is 8 and whose eccentricity is ,
2
referred to the principal axes of coordinates, is [MP PET 1993]
2 2 2 2
x y x y
(a) 1 (b) 1
18 32 8 9
x2 y2 x2 y2
(c) 1 (d) 1
64 32 16 24
24. Eccentricity of the ellipse whose latus rectum is equal to the distance between two focus
points, is
5 1 5 1
(a) (b)
2 2
5 3
(c) (d)
2 2
25. For the ellipse 3 x 2 4 y 2 12 , the length of latus rectum is [MNR 1973]
3
(a) (b) 3
2
8 3
(c) (d)
3 2
x2 y2
26. For the ellipse 1, the eccentricity is [MNR 1974]
64 28
3 4
(a) (b)
4 3
2 1
(c) (d)
7 3
27. If the length of the major axis of an ellipse is three times the length of its minor axis,
then its eccentricity is
[EAMCET 1990]
1 1
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(a) (b)
3 3
1 2 2
(c) (d)
2 3
1
28. The length of the latus rectum of an ellipse is of the major axis. Its eccentricity is
3
[EAMCET 1991]
2 2
(a) (b)
3 3
4
543 3
(c) 3
(d)
7 4
29. An ellipse is described by using an endless string which is passed over two pins. If the
axes are 6 cm and 4 cm, the necessary length of the string and the distance between the
pins respectively in cm, are [MNR 1989]
(a) 6, 2 5 (b) 6, 5
(c) 4, 2 5 (d) None of these
x2 y2
30. The equation 1 0 represents an ellipse, if
2r r5
[MP PET 1995]
(a) r2 (b) 2r5
(c) r5 (d) None of these
x2 y2
31. The locus of the point of intersection of perpendicular tangents to the ellipse 1,
a2 b2
is [MP PET 1995]
(a) 2
x y a b 2 2 2
(b) x y 2 a2 b 2
2
(c) x 2 y 2 a2 b 2 (d) x 2 y 2 a2 b 2
x2 y2
32. The length of the latus rectum of the ellipse 1
36 49
[Karnataka CET 1993]
(a) 98/6 (b) 72/7
(c) 72/14 (d) 98/12
x2 y2
33. The distance of the point ' ' on the ellipse 2
1 from a focus is
a b2
(a) a(e cos ) (b) a(e cos )
34. The equation of the ellipse whose one focus is at (4, 0) and whose eccentricity is 4/5, is
[Karnataka CET 1993]
x2 y2 x2 y2
(a) 1 (b) 1
32 52 52 32
x2 y2 x2 y2
(c) 2
2
1 (d) 2
1
5 4 4 52
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9 34
(c) (d)
25 5
37. The eccentricity of the ellipse 25 x 2 16 y 2 100 , is
5 4
(a) (b)
14 5
3 2
(c) (d)
5 5
38. The length of the latus rectum of the ellipse 9x 2 4y2 1 , is [MP PET 1999]
3 8
(a) (b)
2 3
4 8
(c) (d)
9 9
2
39. The locus of a variable point whose distance from (–2, 0) is times its distance from the
3
9
line x , is [IIT 1994]
2
(a) Ellipse (b) Parabola
(c) Hyperbola (d) None of these
40. If P (x , y ) , F1 (3, 0) , F2 (3, 0) and 16 x 2 25 y 2 400 , then PF1 PF2 equals [IIT 1998]
(a) 8 (b) 6
(c) 10 (d) 12
41. P is any point on the ellipse 9 x 2 36 y 2 324 , whose foci are S and S’. Then SP S ' P equals
[DCE 1999]
(a) 3 (b) 12
(c) 36 (d) 324
1
42. What is the equation of the ellipse with foci (2, 0 ) and eccentricity [DCE 1999]
2
(a) 3 x 2 4 y 2 48 (b) 4 x 2 3 y 2 48
(c) 3x 2 4y 2 0 (d) 4 x 2 3y 2 0
5. The eccentricity of a hyperbola passing through the points (3, 0), (3 2 , 2) will be [MNR
1985; UPSEAT 2000]
13
(a) 13 (b)
3
13 13
(c) (d)
4 2
6. The one which does not represent a hyperbola is
[MP PET 1992]
(a) xy 1 (b) 2
x y 5 2
7. The equation of the hyperbola whose conjugate axis is 5 and the distance between the
foci is 13, is
(a) 25 x 2 144 y 2 900 (b) 144 x 2 25 y 2 900
(c) 144 x 2 25 y 2 900 (d) 25 x 2 144 y 2 900
8. The length of the transverse axis of a hyperbola is 7 and it passes through the point (5, –
2). The equation of the hyperbola is
4 2 196 2 49 2 51 2
(a) x y 1 (b) x y 1
49 51 4 196
9. If (4, 0) and (–4, 0) be the vertices and (6, 0) and (–6, 0) be the foci of a hyperbola, then
its eccentricity is
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(c) 2 (d) 1 2
11. The equation of the transverse and conjugate axis of the hyperbola
16 x 2 y 2 64 x 4 y 44 0 are
(a) x 2, y 2 0 (b) x 2, y 2
(c) y 2, x 2 0 (d) None of these
12. If the length of the transverse and conjugate axes of a hyperbola be 8 and 6 respectively,
then the difference focal distances of any point of the hyperbola will be
(a) 8 (b) 6
(c) 14 (d) 2
13. If (0, 4 ) and (0, 2) be the foci and vertices of a hyperbola, then its equation is
2 2
x y x2 y2
(a) 1 (b) 1
4 12 12 4
y2 x2 y2 x2
(c) 1 (d) 1
4 12 12 4
14. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines bxt ayt ab and bx ay abt is
(a) A parabola (b) An ellipse
(c) A hyperbola (d) None of these
15. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines ax sec by tan a and
ax tan by sec b , where is the parameter, is
(a) A straight line (b) A circle
(c) An ellipse (d) A hyperbola
16. If the centre, vertex and focus of a hyperbola be (0, 0), (4, 0) and (6, 0) respectively, then the
equation of the hyperbola is
(a) 4 x 2 5 y 2 8 (b) 4 x 2 5 y 2 80
(c) 5 x 2 4 y 2 80 (d) 5x 2 4y 2 8
1
(c) 3 (d) 2
8
18. A hyperbola passes through the points (3, 2) and (–17, 12) and has its centre at origin
and transverse axis is along x-axis. The length of its transverse axis is
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(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) None of these
19. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines 3 x y 4 3 k 0 and 3 kx ky 4 3 0
for different value of k is
(a) Circle (b) Parabola
(c) Hyperbola (d) Ellipse
20. The difference of the focal distance of any point on the hyperbola 9 x 2 16 y 2 144 , is
[MP PET 1995; Orissa JEE 2004]
(a) 8 (b) 7
(c) 6 (d) 4
21. The eccentricity of the hyperbola 4 x 2 9 y 2 16 , is
8 5
(a) (b)
3 4
13 4
(c) (d)
3 3
2 3
(a) (b)
3 2
2 5
(c) (d)
5 2
23. The locus of the centre of a circle, which touches externally the given two circles, is
[Karnataka CET 1999]
(a) Circle (b) Parabola
(c) Hyperbola (d) Ellipse
24. The foci of the hyperbola 2 x 2 3 y 2 5 , is
[MP PET 2000]
5 5
(a)
, 0 (b) , 0
6 6
(c) 5 , 0 (d) None of these
6
16 32
(a) (b)
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3 3
8 4
(c) (d)
3 3
27. The length of transverse axis of the parabola 3 x 2 4 y 2 32 is [Karnataka CET 2001]
8 2 16 2
(a) (b)
3 3
3 64
(c) (d)
32 3
x2 y2
28. The directrix of the hyperbola is 1
9 4
[UPSEAT 2003]
(a) x 9 / 13 (b) y 9 / 13
(c) x 6 / 13 (d) y 6 / 13
x y x y 1
29. Locus of the point of intersection of straight lines m and is [MP
a b a b m
PET 1991, 2003]
(a) An ellipse (b) A circle
(c) A hyperbola (d) A parabola
30. The locus of a point which moves such that the difference of its distances from two fixed
points is always a constant is
[Karnataka CET 2003]
(a) A straight line (b) A circle
(c) An ellipse (d) A hyperbola
31. The eccentricity of the hyperbola 2 x 2 y 2 6 is
[MP PET 1992]
(a) 2 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 3
32. The distance between the foci of a hyperbola is double the distance between its vertices
and the length of its conjugate axis is 6. The equation of the hyperbola referred to its
axes as axes of co-ordinates is
(a) 3 x 2 y 2 3 (b) x 2 3 y 2 3
(c) 3x 2 y 2 9 (d) x 2 3y 2 9
(b) 3 x 2 16 xy 15 y 2 4 x 14 y 1 0
(c) x 2 16 xy 11 y 2 12 x 6 y 21 0
x 2 (y 2) 2
38. Foci of the hyperbola 1 are
16 9
(a) (5, 2) (–5, 2) (b) (5, 2) (5, –2)
(c) (5, 2) (–5, –2) (d) None of these
39. Centre of hyperbola 9 x 2 16 y 2 18 x 32 y 151 0 is
(a) (1, –1) (b) (–1, 1)
(c) (–1, –1) (d) (1, 1)
40. The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are (6, 4) and (–4, 4) and eccentricity 2 is
given by [MP PET 1993]
(a) 12 x 4 y 24 x 32 y 127 0
2 2
(b) 12 x 2 4 y 2 24 x 32 y 127 0
(c) 12 x 2 4 y 2 24 x 32 y 127 0
(d) 12 x 2 4 y 2 24 x 32 y 127 0
x2 y2
41. The auxiliary equation of circle of hyperbola 2
1 , is
a b2
(a) x 2 y 2 a2 (b) x2 y2 b2
(c) x 2 y 2 a2 b 2 (d) x 2 y 2 a2 b 2
(c) 11 x 2 12 xy 2 y 2 14 x 14 y 1 0