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98. The equation of tangent and normal at point (3, –2) of ellipse (c) 4/5 (d) 3/4
4 x 2 + 9y 2 = 36 are [MP PET 2004] (e) 3/5
x y x y 5 x y x y 5 107. The point (4, –3) with respect to the ellipse 4 x 2 + 5y 2 = 1
(a) − = 1, + = (b) + = 1, − = [Orissa JEE 2005]
3 2 2 3 6 3 2 2 3 6
(a) Lies on the curve (b) Is inside the curve
x y x y 5
(c) + = 1, − = (d) None of these (c) Is outside the curve (d) Is focus of the curve
2 3 3 2 6
108. A point ratio of whose distance from a fixed point and line
8 x = 9 / 2 is always 2 : 3. Then locus of the point will be
99. The value of λ , for which the line 2 x − λy = −3 is a normal to
3 [DCE 2005]
y 2 (a) Hyperbola (b) Ellipse
the conic x 2 + = 1 is [MP PET 2004] (c) Parabola (d) Circle
4
3 1 Hyperbola
(a) (b)
2 2
x2 y2
3 3 1. A point on the curve − = 1 is [MP PET 1988]
(c) − (d) A2 B2
2 8
(a) ( A cosn , B sinn ) (b) ( A sec n , B tan n )
100. The pole of the straight line x + 4 y = 4 with respect to ellipse
2 2
x 2 + 4 y 2 = 4 is [EAMCET 2002]
(c) ( A cos n , B sin n ) (d) None of these
(a) (1, 4) (b) (1, 1) x2 y2
(c) (4, 1) (d) (4, 4) 2. If the eccentricities of the hyperbolas 2
− =1 and
a b2
x2 y2 y2 x2 1 1
101. In the ellipse 2
+ = 1 , the equation of diameter conjugate to − = 1 be e and e1 , then + =
a b2 b 2
a2 e2 e12
b
the diameter y = x , is [MNR 1984; MP PET 1995; DCE 2000]
a (a) 1 (b) 2
b a (c) 3 (d) None of these
(a) y=− x (b) y = − x
a b 3. If P is a point on the hyperbola 16 x 2 − 9y 2 = 144 whose foci
b are S1 and S2 , then PS1 ~ PS2 =
(c) x = − y (d) None of these
a
(a) 4 (b) 6
102. An ellipse has OB as semi minor axis, F and F′ its foci and the angle (c) 8 (d) 12
FBF′ is a right angle. Then the eccentricity of the ellipse is 4. If the [AIEEE 2005] of an hyperbola be 8 and eccentricity be
latus rectum
1 1
(a) (b) 3 / 5 , then the equation of the hyperbola is
4 3
(a) 4 x 2 − 5y 2 = 100 (b) 5 x 2 − 4 y 2 = 100
1 1
(c) (d) (c) 4 x 2 + 5y 2 = 100 (d) 5 x 2 + 4 y 2 = 100
2 2
5. The eccentricity of a hyperbola passing through the points (3, 0),
5
103. If the foci of an ellipse are (± 5 , 0) and its eccentricity is , (3 2 , 2) will be [MNR 1985; UPSEAT 2000]
3
then the equation of the ellipse is [J & K 2005] 13
(a) 13 (b)
(a) 9 x 2 + 4 y 2 = 36 (b) 4 x 2 + 9y 2 = 36 3
(c) 36 x 2 + 9y 2 = 4 (d) 9 x 2 + 36 y 2 = 4 13 13
104. The sum of the focal distances of any point on the conic (c) (d)
4 2
x 2 y2 6. The one which does not represent a hyperbola is
+ = 1 is [Karnataka CET 2005]
25 16 [MP PET 1992]
(a) 10 (b) 9 (a) xy = 1 (b) 2
x −y =5 2

(c) 41 (d) 18
105. Minimum area of the triangle by any tangent to the ellipse (c) (x − 1)(y − 3) = 3 (d) x 2 − y 2 = 0
x 2 y2 7. The equation of the hyperbola whose conjugate axis is 5 and the
+ = 1 with the coordinate axes is distance between the foci is 13, is
a2 b 2
[IIT Screening 2005] (a) 25 x 2 − 144 y 2 = 900 (b) 144 x 2 − 25 y 2 = 900
a2 + b 2 (a ( b)2 (c) 144 x 2 + 25 y 2 = 900 (d) 25 x 2 + 144 y 2 = 900
(a) (b)
2 2 8. The length of the transverse axis of a hyperbola is 7 and it passes
(a − b)2 through the point (5, –2). The equation of the hyperbola is
(c) ab (d)
2 4 2 196 2 49 2 51 2
(a) x − y =1 (b) x − y =1
2 2 49 51 4 196
106. The eccentricity of the ellipse 25 x + 16 y − 150 x − 175 = 0 is [Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
(a) 2/5 (b) 2/3
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4 2 51 2 (a) Circle (b) Parabola
(c) x − y =1 (d) None of these (c) Hyperbola (d) Ellipse
49 196
20. The difference of the focal distance of any point on the hyperbola
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 9 x 2 − 16 y 2 = 144 , is
(a) 5/2 (b) 2 [MP PET 1995; Orissa JEE 2004]
(a) 8 (b) 7
(c) 3/2 (d) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4
10. 2 2
The eccentricity of the hyperbola x − y = 25 is 21. The eccentricity of the hyperbola 4 x 2 − 9y 2 = 16 , is
[MP PET 1987] 8 5
(a) (b)
3 4
(a) 2 (b) 1 / 2
13 4
(c) 2 (d) 1 + 2 (c) (d)
3 3
11. The equation of the transverse and conjugate axis of the hyperbola 22. The eccentricity of the conic x 2 − 4 y 2 = 1 , is
16 x 2 − y 2 + 64 x + 4 y + 44 = 0 are [MP PET 1999]
(a) x = 2, y + 2 = 0 (b) x = 2, y = 2 2 3
(a) (b)
(c) y = 2, x + 2 = 0 (d) None of these 3 2

12. If the length of the transverse and conjugate axes of a hyperbola be 2 5

(c) (d)
8 and 6 respectively, then the difference focal distances of any point 5 2
of the hyperbola will be 23. The locus of the centre of a circle, which touches externally the
(a) 8 (b) 6 given two circles, is [Karnataka CET 1999]
(c) 14 (d) 2 (a) Circle (b) Parabola
13. If (0, ± 4) and (0, ± 2) be the foci and vertices of a hyperbola, (c) Hyperbola (d) Ellipse
then its equation is 24. The foci of the hyperbola 2 x 2 − 3y 2 = 5 , is
[MP PET 2000]
x2 y2 x2 y2
(a) − =1 (b) − =1  5   5 
4 12 12 4 (a) ± , 0  (b)  ± , 0 
 6   6 
2 2 2 2

y x y x
(c) − =1 (d) − =1  
4 12 12 4 (c)  ± 5 , 0 (d) None of these
 6 
14. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines bxt − ayt = ab  
and bx + ay = abt is 25. The latus-rectum of the hyperbola 16 x 2 − 9y 2 = 144 , is
[MP PET 2000]
(a) A parabola (b) An ellipse
16 32
(c) A hyperbola (d) None of these (a) (b)
3 3
15. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines
ax sec θ + by taθ θ = a and ax taθ θ + by sec θ = b , where θ 8 4
(c) (d)
is the parameter, is 3 3
(a) A straight line (b) A circle 26. The foci of the hyperbola 9 x 2 − 16 y 2 = 144 are
(c) An ellipse (d) A hyperbola [MP PET 2001]
16. If the centre, vertex and focus of a hyperbola be (0, 0), (4, 0) and (6, 0) (a) (±4, 0) (b) (0, ± 4)
respectively, then the equation of the hyperbola is (c) (±5, 0) (d) (0, ± 5)
(a) 4 x 2 − 5y 2 = 8 (b) 4 x 2 − 5y 2 = 80 27. The length of transverse axis of the parabola 3 x 2 − 4 y 2 = 32 is [Karnataka C
2 2 2 2
(c) 5 x − 4 y = 80 (d) 5 x − 4 y = 8 8 2 16 2
(a) (b)
17. The eccentricity of the hyperbola can never be equal to 3 3
9 1 3 64
(a) (b) 2 (c) (d)
5 9 32 3
x2 y2
1 28. The directrix of the hyperbola is − =1
(c) 3 (d) 2 9 4
8
[UPSEAT 2003]
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 (a) x = 9 / 13 (b) y = 9 / 13
its transverse axis is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) x = 6 / 13 (d) y = 6 / 13
(c) 6 (d) None of these x y
19. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines 29. Locus of the point of intersection of straight lines − = m and
a b
3 x − y − 4 3k = 0 and 3kx + ky − 4 3 = 0 for different x y 1
value of k is + = is [MP PET 1991, 2003]
a b m
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(a) An ellipse (b) A circle (c) 12 x 2 − 4 y 2 − 24 x − 32 y + 127 = 0
(c) A hyperbola (d) A parabola
30. The locus of a point which moves such that the difference of its (d) 12 x 2 − 4 y 2 + 24 x + 32 y + 127 = 0
distances from two fixed points is always a constant is x2 y2
[Karnataka CET 2003] 41. The auxiliary equation of circle of hyperbola 2
− = 1 , is
(a) A straight line (b) A circle a b2
(c) An ellipse (d) A hyperbola (a) x 2 + y 2 = a2 (b) x 2 + y2 = b2
31. The eccentricity of the hyperbola 2 x 2 − y 2 = 6 is (c) x 2 + y 2 = a2 + b 2 (d) x 2 + y 2 = a2 − b 2
[MP PET 1992] 42. The equation x 2 − 16 xy − 11y 2 − 12 x + 6y + 21 = 0 represents
(a) 2 (b) 2 (a) Parabola (b) Ellipse
(c) Hyperbola (d) Two straight lines
(c) 3 (d) 3 43. The latus rectum of the hyperbola
32. The distance between the foci of a hyperbola is double the distance 9 x 2 − 16 y 2 − 18 x − 32 y − 151 = 0 is [MP PET 1996]
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 9
(a) (b) 9
is 4
(a) 3x 2 − y 2 = 3 (b) x 2 − 3y 2 = 3 3 9
(c) (d)
2 2
(c) 3x 2 − y 2 = 9 (d) x 2 − 3y 2 = 9
44. The equation of the hyperbola whose directrix is 2 x + y = 1 , focus
33. The equation 13[(x − 1) 2 ( (y − 2) 2 ] = 3(2 x ( 3y − 2) 2
represents (1, 1) and eccentricity = 3 , is
(a) Parabola (b) Ellipse (a) 7 x 2 + 12 xy − 2y 2 − 2 x + 4 y − 7 = 0
(c) Hyperbola (d) None of these (b) 11 x 2 + 12 xy + 2y 2 − 10 x − 4 y + 1 = 0
34. The equation of the hyperbola whose directrix is x + 2y = 1 , focus
(2, 1) and eccentricity 2 will be (c) 11 x 2 + 12 xy + 2y 2 − 14 x − 14 y + 1 = 0
[MP PET 1988, 89] (d) None of these

(a) 2 2
x − 16 xy − 11y − 12 x + 6y + 21 = 0 45. x 2 − 4 y 2 − 2 x + 16 y − 40 = 0 represents [DCE 1999]
(a) A pair of straight lines (b) An ellipse
(b) 3 x 2 + 16 xy + 15 y 2 − 4 x − 14 y − 1 = 0 (c) A hyperbola (d) A parabola
46. The distance between the directrices of the hyperbola
(c) x 2 + 16 xy + 11y 2 − 12 x − 6y + 21 = 0
x = 8 sec θ , y = 8 taθ θ is [Karnataka CET 2003]
(d) None of these
35. The vertices of a hyperbola are at (0, 0) and (10, 0) and one of its (a) 16 2 (b) 2
foci is at (18, 0). The equation of the hyperbola is
(c) 8 2 (d) 4 2
x2 y2 (x − 5) 2 y2
(a) − =1 (b) − =1 47. The eccentricity of the hyperbola 5 x − 4 y 2 + 20 x + 8 y = 4 is [UPSEAT 20
2
25 144 25 144
3
x 2 (y − 5) 2 (x − 5) 2 (y − 5) 2 (a) 2 (b)
(c) − =1 (d) − =1 2
25 144 25 144 (c) 2 (d) 3
36. The equation x 2 + 4 xy + y 2 + 2 x + 4 y + 2 = 0 represents 48. The latus rectum of the hyperbola
(a) An ellipse (b) A pair of straight lines 9 x 2 − 16 y 2 + 72 x − 32 y − 16 = 0 is [Pb. CET 2004]
(c) A hyperbola (d) None of these 9 9
(a) (b) −
37. The equation of the directrices of the conic 2 2
2 2
x + 2 x − y + 5 = 0 are 32 32
(c) (d) −
(a) x = ±1 (b) y = ±2 3 3
49. The point of contact of the tangent y = x + 2 to the hyperbola
(c) y=± 2 (d) x=± 3
5 x 2 − 9y 2 = 45 is
x 2 (y − 2) 2
38. Foci of the hyperbola − = 1 are (a) (9/2, 5/2) (b) (5/2, 9/2)
16 9 (c) (–9/2, –5/2) (d) None of these
(a) (5, 2) (–5, 2) (b) (5, 2) (5, –2)
(c) (5, 2) (–5, –2) (d) None of these 50. The line lx + my + n = 0 will be a tangent to the hyperbola

39. Centre of hyperbola 9 x 2 − 16 y 2 + 18 x + 32 y − 151 = 0 is x2 y2

− = 1 , if [MP PET 2001]
(a) (1, –1) (b) (–1, 1) a2 b2
(c) (–1, –1) (d) (1, 1) (a) a 2l 2 + b 2m 2 = n 2 (b) a 2 l 2 − b 2 m 2 = n 2
40. The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are (6, 4) and (–4, 4)
and eccentricity 2 is given by [MP PET 1993] (c) am 2 − b 2 n 2 = a 2 l 2 (d) None of these
(a) 2 2
12 x − 4 y − 24 x + 32 y − 127 = 0 51. If the line y = 2 x + λ be a tangent to the hyperbola
2 2
(b) 12 x + 4 y + 24 x − 32 y − 127 = 0 36 x 2 − 25 y 2 = 3600 , then λ =
(a) 16 (b) –16
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(c) ±16 (d) None of these 17 20
52. The line 3 x − 4 y = 5 is a tangent to the hyperbola (a) (b)
20 17
x 2 − 4 y 2 = 5 . The point of contact is
3 20
(a) (3, 1) (b) (2, 1/4) (c) (d)
20 3
(c) (1, 3) (d) None of these
61. The equation of the tangent to the conic
53. The equation of the tangent at the point (a sec n , b tan n ) of the
x 2 − y 2 − 8 x + 2y + 11 = 0 at (2, 1) is
x2 y2 [Karnataka CET 1993]
conic − = 1 , is
a 2
b 2 (a) x+2=0 (b) 2x + 1 = 0
(a) x sec n − y tan 2 n = 1
2 (c) x−2=0 (d) x + y +1 = 0

x y 62. The point of contact of the line y = x − 1 with 3 x 2 − 4 y 2 = 12

(b) sec n − tan n = 1 is [BIT Mesra 1996]
a b
(a) (4, 3) (b) (3, 4)
x + a sec n y + b tan n (c) (4, –3) (d) None of these
(c) 2
− =1
a b2 63. If the straight line x cosα + y sin α = p be a tangent to the
(d) None of these
x2 y2
hyperbola − = 1 , then [Karnataka CET 1999]
54. The equation of the tangents to the conic 3 x 2 − y 2 = 3 a 2
b2
perpendicular to the line x + 3y = 2 is (a) a 2 cos 2 α + b 2 sin 2 α = p 2
(a) y = 3x ± 6 (b) y = 6x ± 3 (b) a 2 cos 2 α − b 2 sin 2 α = p 2
(c) y = x ± 6 (d) y = 3 x ± 6 (c) a 2 sin 2 α + b 2 cos 2 α = p 2
55. The equation of the tangent to the hyperbola (d) a 2 sin 2 α − b 2 cos 2 α = p 2
2 x 2 − 3y 2 = 6 which is parallel to the line y = 3 x + 4 , is 64. If the tangent on the point (2 sec c , 3 tan c ) of the hyperbola
[MNR 1993]
x2 y2
(a) y = 3x + 5 − = 1 is parallel to 3 x − y + 4 = 0 , then the value of c
4 9
(b) y = 3x − 5 is [MP PET 1998]
(c) y = 3 x + 5 and y = 3 x − 5 (a) 45 o (b) 60 o
(d) None of these (c) 30 o
(d) 75 o
56. The locus of the point of intersection of any two perpendicular
tangents to the hyperbola is a circle which is called the director x2 y2
65. The radius of the director circle of the hyperbola − = 1 , is
circle of the hyperbola, then the eq of this circle is
n
a2 b2
[MP PET 1999]
(a) x 2 + y 2 = a2 + b 2 (b) x 2 + y 2 = a2 − b 2
(a) a−b (b) a−b
(c) x 2 + y 2 = 2ab (d) None of these
(c) a2 − b 2 (d) a2 + b 2
57. The equation of the tangents to the hyperbola 3 x 2 − 4 y 2 = 12 66. What is the slope of the tangent line drawn to the hyperbola
which cuts equal intercepts from the axes, are
xy = a (a ≠ 0) at the point (a, 1) [AMU 2000]
(a) y + x = ±1 (b) y − x = ±1 (a) 1/a (b) –1/a
(c) 3 x + 4 y = ±1 (d) 3 x − 4 y = ±1 (c) a (d) – a
58. If m1 and m 2 are the slopes of the tangents to the hyperbola x2 y2
67. The line y = mx + c touches the curve 2
− = 1 , if
x2
y 2 a b2
− = 1 which pass through the point (6, 2), then [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
25 16
2 2 2 2
24 20 (a) c = a m +b (b) c = a m 2 − b 2
2 2
(a) m1 + m 2 = (b) m1 m 2 =
11 11 (c) c 2 = b 2m 2 − a2 (d) a2 = b 2m2 + c2
48 11
(c) m1 + m 2 = (d) m1 m 2 = 68. The straight line x+y= 2 p will touch the hyperbola
11 20
2 2
4 x − 9y = 36 , if [Orissa JEE 2003]
59. The equation of the tangent to the hyperbola 4 y 2 = x 2 − 1 at the
point (1, 0) is [Karnataka CET 1994] (a) p2 = 2 (b) p2 = 5
(a) x = 1 (b) y = 1
(c) 5p2 = 2 (d) 2p 2 = 5
(c) y=4 (d) x=4
60. The value of m for which y = mx + 6 is a tangent to the x2 y2
69. The equation of the director circle of the hyperbola − =1
16 4
x2 y2
hyperbola − = 1 , is [Karnataka CET 1993] is given by [Karnataka CET 2004]
100 49
(a) x 2 + y 2 = 16 (b) x2 + y2 = 4
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(c) x 2 + y 2 = 20 (d) x 2 + y 2 = 12 25 3
78. The value of m, for which the line y = mx + , is a normal
70. The equation of the tangent parallel to y − x + 5 = 0 drawn to 3
x2 y2 x2 y2
− = 1 is [UPSEAT 2004] to the conic − = 1 , is [MP PET 2004]
3 2 16 9
2
(a) x − y −1 = 0 (b) x−y+2=0 (a) 3 (b) −
3
(c) x + y −1 = 0 (d) x+y+2=0
3
x2 y2 (c) − (d) 1
71. Let E be the ellipse + =1 and C be the circle 2
9 4
x2 y2
x 2 + y 2 = 9 . Let P and Q be the points (1, 2) and (2, 1) 79. The equation of the normal to the hyperbola − = 1 at
16 9
respectively. Then [IIT 1994]
(−4, 0) is [UPSEAT 2002]
(a) Q lies inside C but outside E
(b) Q lies outside both C and E (a) y=0 (b) y=x
(c) P lies inside both C and E (c) x = 0 (d) x = − y
(d) P lies inside C but outside E 80. The eccentricity of the conjugate hyperbola of the hyperbola
x 2 − 3y 2 = 1 , is [MP PET 1999]
72. The length of the chord of the parabola y 2 = 4 ax which passes
through the vertex and makes an angle θ with the axis of the 2
(a) 2 (b)
parabola, is 3
(a) 4a cosθ cosec θ 2
(b) 2
4 a cos θ cosec θ 4
(c) 4 (d)
3
2
(c) a cosθ cosec θ (d) a cos2 θ cosec θ 81. If e and e’ are eccentricities of hyperbola and its conjugate
respectively, then [UPSEAT 1999]
73. The equation of the normal at the point (a sec n , b tan n ) of the
2 2
1 1 1 1
curve b 2 x 2 − a 2 y 2 = a 2 b 2 is [Karnataka CET 1999] (a)   +  =1 (b) + =1
 e  e'  e e'
ax by ax by
(a) + = a 2 + b 2 (b) + = a2 + b 2 1
2
1
2
1 1
cosn sinn tan n sec n (c)   +  = 0 (d) + =2
e
  e'
  e e'
ax by ax by
(c) + = a 2 + b 2 (d) + = a2 − b 2 82. The product of the lengths of perpendiculars drawn from any point
sec n tan n sec n tan n
on the hyperbola x 2 − 2y 2 − 2 = 0 to its asymptotes is [EAMCET 2003]
74. The condition that the straight line lx + my = n may be a normal
(a) 1/2 (b) 2/3
to the hyperbola b 2 x 2 − a 2 y 2 = a 2 b 2 is given by (c) 3/2 (d) 2
[MP PET 1993, 94] 83. The equation of a hyperbola, whose foci are (5, 0) and (–5, 0) and
the length of whose conjugate axis is 8, is
a2 b2 (a 2 ( b 2 ) 2 l2 m2 (a 2 ( b 2 ) 2
(a) − = (b) − = (a) 9 x 2 − 16 y 2 = 144 (b) 16 x 2 − 9y 2 = 144
2 2 2 2 2 2
l m n a b n
(c) 9 x 2 − 16 y 2 = 12 (d) 16 x 2 − 9y 2 = 12
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
a b (a − b ) l m (a − b ) 84. The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are the foci of the ellipse
(c) ( = (d) ( =
l2 m2 n2 a2 b2 n2 x2 y2
2 2 + = 1 and the eccentricity is 2, is
x y 25 9
75. The equation of the normal to the hyperbola − = 1 at the
16 9
x2 y2 x2 y2
(a) + =1 (b) − =1
point (8, 3 3 ) is [MP PET 1996] 4 12 4 12
(a) 3 x + 2y = 25 (b) x + y = 25 x2 y2 x2 y2
(c) + =1 (d) − =1
(c) y + 2 x = 25 (d) 2 x + 3 y = 25 12 4 12 4
76. The equation of the normal at the point (6, 4) on the hyperbola 85. The coordinates of the foci of the rectangular hyperbola xy = c 2
x2
y 2 are
− = 3 , is
9 16 (a) (± c, ± c) (b) (± c 2 , ± c 2 )
(a) 3 x + 8 y = 50 (b) 3 x − 8 y = 50
 c c 
(c) 8 x + 3y = 50 (d) 8 x − 3y = 50 (c) ± ,± (d) None of these
 2 2 
77. What will be equation of that chord of hyperbola 
25 x 2 − 16 y 2 = 400 , whose mid point is (5, 3) 86. The eccentricity of curve x 2 − y 2 = 1 is [MP PET 1995]
[UPSEAT 1999] 1
1
(a) 115 x − 117 y = 17 (b) 125 x − 48 y = 481 (a) (b)
2 2
(c) 127 x + 33 y = 341 (d) 15 x + 121 y = 105
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(c) 2 (d) 2 (c) x 2 − 2y 2 = 16 (d) y 2 − x 2 = 16

87. The locus of the point of intersection of lines +x + y)t = a and 97. If e and e’ are the eccentricities of the ellipse 5 x 2 + 9y 2 = 45
x − y = at , where t is the parameter, is
and the hyperbola 5 x 2 − 4 y 2 = 45 respectively, then ee' = [EAMCET 2002
(a) A circle (b) An ellipse
(a) 9 (b) 4
(c) A rectangular hyperbola (d) None of these
88. The equation of the hyperbola referred to its axes as axes of (c) 5 (d) 1
coordinate and whose distance between the foci is 16 and 98. The distance between the directrices of a rectangular hyperbola is 10
units, then distance between its foci is
eccentricity is 2 , is [MNR 1984]
[MP PET 2002]
2 2 2 2
(a) x − y = 16 (b) x − y = 32
(a) 10 2 (b) 5
(c) x 2 − 2y 2 = 16 (d) y 2 − x 2 = 16
(c) 5 2 (d) 20
x2 y2
89. If the foci of the ellipse + = 1 and the hyperbola 99. Eccentricity of the curve x − y = a 2 is
2 2
[UPSEAT 2002]
16 b 2
x2 y2 1 (a) 2 (b) 2
− = coincide, then the value of b 2 is
144 81 25 (c) 4 (d) None of these
[MNR 1992; UPSEAT 2001; AIEEE 2003; 100. Eccentricity of rectangular hyperbola is [UPSEAT 2002]
Karnataka CET 2004; Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
1 −1
(a) 1 (b) 5 (a) (b)
(c) 7 (d) 9 2 2

x2 y2 (c) 2 (d) > 2

90. A tangent to a hyperbola − = 1 intercepts a length of unity
a b 2 2 101. The eccentricity of the hyperbola conjugate to
from each of the co-ordinate axes, then the point (a, b) lies on the x 2 − 3y 2 = 2 x + 8 is [UPSEAT 2004]
rectangular hyperbola
2
(a) x2 − y2 = 2 (b) x2 − y2 = 1 (a) (b) 3
3
(c) x 2 − y 2 = −1 (d) None of these (c) 2 (d) None of these
2
91. Curve xy = c is said to be 102. The locus of a point P(α , β ) moving under the condition that the
(a) Parabola (b) Rectangular hyperbola x 2 y2
(c) Hyperbola (d) Ellipse line y = αx + β is a tangent to the hyperbola − = 1 is[AIEEE 2005]
a2 b 2
92. The reciprocal of the eccentricity of rectangular hyperbola, is [MP PET 1994]
(a) A parabola (b) A hyperbola
1
(a) 2 (b) (c) An ellipse (d) A circle
2
x 2 y2
1 103. The eccentricity of the hyperbola − = 1 is
(c) 2 (d) 16 25
2 [Karnataka CET 2005]
(a) 3/4 (b) 3/5
1999 2
93. The eccentricity of the hyperbola (x − y 2 ) = 1 is (c) 41 / 4 (d) 41 / 5
3
[Karnataka CET 1999] 104. The equation to the hyperbola having its eccentricity 2 and the
distance between its foci is 8 [Karnataka CET 2005]
(a) 3 (b) 2 x 2 y2 x 2 y2
(a) − =1 (b) − =1
(c) 2 (d) 2 2 12 4 4 12
94. If transverse and conjugate axes of a hyperbola are equal, then its x 2 y2 x 2 y2
eccentricity is [MP PET 2003] (c) − =1 (d) − =1
8 2 16 9
(a) 3 (b) 2 105. If n is the acute angle of intersection at a real point of intersection
of the circle x 2 + y 2 = 5 and the parabola y 2 = 4 x then tann is
(c) 1/ 2 (d) 2
equal to [Karnataka CET 2005]
2 2
95. If 5 x + λy = 20 represents a rectangular hyperbola, then λ (a) 1 (b) 3
equals
1
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d)
3
(c) –5 (d) None of these
106. The equation of the hyperbola in the standard form (with transverse
96. The equation of the hyperbola referred to the axis as axes of co- axis along the x-axis) having the length of the latus rectum = 9 units
ordinate and whose distance between the foci is 16 and eccentricity and eccentricity = 5/4 is
is 2 , is [UPSEAT 2000] [Kerala (Engg.) 2005]

(a) 2 2
x − y = 16 (b) 2 2
x − y = 32 x 2 y2 x 2 y2
(a) − =1 (b) − =1
16 18 36 27
 748 Conic Sections

x 2 y2 x 2 y2 7. The line x − 1 = 0 is the directrix of the parabola

(c) − =1 (d) − =1
64 36 36 64 y 2 − kx + 8 = 0 . Then one of the values of k is
[IIT Screening 2000]
x 2 y2
(e) − =1 1
16 9 (a) (b) 8
8
107. If 4 x 2 + py 2 = 45 and x 2 − 4 y 2 = 5 cut orthogonally, then the
value of p is [Kerala (Engg.) 2005] 1
(c) 4 (d)
(a) 1/9 (b) 1/3 4
(c) 3 (d) 18 8. The centre of the circle passing through the point (0, 1) and
(e) 9 touching the curve y = x 2 at (2, 4) is [IIT 1983]
x 2 y2
108. Find the equation of axis of the given hyperbola − =1  −16 27   −16 5 
3 2 (a)  ,  (b)  , 
which is equally inclined to the axes  5 10   7 10 
[DCE 2005]  −16 53 
(a) y = x +1 (b) y = x −1 (c)  ,  (d) None of these
 5 10 
(c) y= x+2 (d) y = x−2 9. Consider a circle with its centre lying on the focus of the parabola
y 2 = 2 px such that it touches the directrix of the parabola. Then,
a point of intersection of the circle and the parabola is [IIT 1995]
p  p 
(a)  , p (b)  , − p 
2  2 
 −p   −p 
1. The equation of 2 x 2 + 3y 2 − 8 x − 18 y + 35 = k represents (c)  , p (d)  , − p
[IIT 1994]  2   2 
(a) No locus if k > 0 (b) An ellipse, if k < 0 10. Which one of the following curves cuts the parabola y 2 = 4 ax at
(c) A point if, k = 0 (d) A hyperbola, if k > 0 right angles [IIT 1994]
2. The number of points of intersection of the two curves y = 2 sin x (a) x 2 + y 2 = a2 (b) y = e − x / 2a
2
and y = 5 x + 2 x + 3 is [IIT 1994] (c) y = ax (d) x 2 = 4 ay
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) ∞ 11. The angle of intersection of the curves y 2 = 2x / π and
y = sin x , is [Roorkee 1998]
3. If the chord joining the points (at 12 , 2at 1 ) and (at 22 , 2at 2 ) of the
−1 −1
parabola y 2 = 4 ax passes through the focus of the parabola, then [MP PET 1993](a) cot (−1 / π ) (b) cot π
(a) t 1 t 2 = −1 (b) t1 t 2 = 1 (c) cot −1 (−π ) (d) cot −1 (1 / π )
(c) t 1 + t 2 = −1 (d) t1 − t 2 = 1 12. The equation of the common tangent to the curves y 2 = 8 x and
4. The locus of the midpoint of the line segment joining the focus to a xy = −1 is [IIT Screening 2002]
moving point on the parabola y 2 = 4 ax is another parabola with
(a) 3y = 9 x + 2 (b) y = 2x + 1
the directrix [IIT Screening 2002]
a (c) 2y = x + 8 (d) y= x+2
(a) x = −a (b) x=−
2 13. The equation of the parabola whose focus is the point (0, 0) and the
a tangent at the vertex is x − y + 1 = 0 is
(c) x=0 (d) x=
2 [Orissa JEE 2002]
2 2 2
5. On the parabola y = x , the point least distance from the straight (a) x + y − 2 xy − 4 x + 4 y − 4 = 0
line y = 2 x − 4 is [AMU 2001]
(b) x 2 + y 2 − 2 xy + 4 x − 4 y − 4 = 0
(a) (1, 1) (b) (1, 0)
(c) (1, –1) (d) (0, 0) (c) x 2 + y 2 + 2 xy − 4 x + 4 y − 4 = 0
6. The length of the latus-rectum of the parabola whose focus is
(d) x 2 + y 2 + 2 xy − 4 x − 4 y + 4 = 0
 u2 u2  2
 sin 2α , − cos 2α  and directrix is y = u , is 14. If a ≠ 0 and the line 2bx + 3cy + 4 d = 0 passes through the
 2g 2g  2g
 
points of intersection of the parabolas y 2 = 4 ax and x 2 = 4 ay ,
u2 u2 then
(a) cos 2 α (b) cos 2α [AIEEE 2004]
g g
(a) d 2 ( (3b − 2c) 2 = 0 (b) d 2 ( (3b ( 2c)2 = 0
2 2
2u 2u
(c) cos 2 2α (d) cos 2 α (c) d 2 ( (2b − 3c)2 = 0 (d) d 2 ( (2b ( 3c) 2 = 0
g g
 Conic Sections 749
15. The locus of mid point of that chord of parabola which subtends a−b a+b
right angle on the vertex will be [UPSEAT 1999] (a) tan −1   (b) tan −1  
 ab   ab 
(a) y 2 − 2ax + 8a 2 = 0 (b) y 2 = a(x − 4 a)
a+b a−b
(c) tan −1  
 (d) tan −1  

(c) y 2 = 4 a(x − 4 a) (d) y 2 + 3ax + 4 a 2 = 0  ab   ab 
16. The equation of a circle passing through the vertex and the 24. On the ellipse 4 x 2 + 9y 2 = 1 , the points at which the tangents
extremities of the latus rectum of the parabola y 2 = 8 x is are parallel to the line 8 x = 9y are [IIT 1999]
[MP PET 1998]
2 1  2 1
2 2 2 2
(a)  ,  (b)  − , 
(a) x + y + 10 x = 0 (b) x + y + 10 y = 0 5 5  5 5

(c) x 2 + y 2 − 10 x = 0 (d) x 2 + y 2 − 5x = 0  2 1 2 1
(c) − , −  (d)  ,− 
 5 5  5 5
17. The centre of an ellipse is C and PN is any ordinate and A, A’ are
25. The area of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents at the end
PN 2
the end points of major axis, then the value of is x2 y2
AN . A' N points of latus rectum to the ellipse + = 1 , is
9 5
b2 a2 [IIT Screening 2003]
(a) (b) (a) 27/4 sq. unit (b) 9 sq. unit
a2 b2 (c) 27/2 sq. unit (d) 27 sq. unit
(c) a2 + b 2 (d) 1 x2
26. Tangent is drawn to ellipse + y 2 = 1 at (3 3 cosn , sinn )
27
x2 y2
18. Let P be a variable point on the ellipse += 1 with foci F1 where θ ∈ (0, π / 2) . Then the value of θ such that sum of
a2 b 2
intercepts on axes made by this tangent is minimum, is [IIT Screening 2003]
and F2 . If A is the area of the triangle PF1 F2 , then maximum
(a) π / 3 (b) π / 6
value of A is [IIT 1994; Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
(c) π / 8 (d) π / 4
(a) ab (b) abe 27. The locus of the middle point of the intercept of the tangents drawn
e ab from an external point to the ellipse x 2 + 2y 2 = 2 between the
(c) (d)
ab e co-ordinates axes, is [IIT Screening 2004]
19. A man running round a race-course notes that the sum of the 1 1 1 1
distance of two flag-posts from him is always 10 metres and the (a) + =1 (b) + =1
x 2 2y 2 4 x 2 2y 2
distance between the flag-posts is 8 metres. The area of the path he
encloses in square metres is 1 1 1 1
[MNR 1991; UPSEAT 2000]
(c) + =1 (d) + =1
2x 2 4 y 2 2x 2 y 2
(a) 15π (b) 12π 28. If the normal at any point P on the ellipse cuts the major and minor
(c) 18π (d) 8π axes in G and g respectively and C be the centre of the ellipse, then
20. If the angle between the lines joining the end points of minor axis of [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
an ellipse with its foci is π / 2 , then the eccentricity of the ellipse is (a) a 2 (CG) 2 ( b 2 (Cg) 2 = (a 2 − b 2 ) 2
[IIT Screening 1997; Pb. CET 2001; DCE 2002]
(b) a 2 (CG) 2 − b 2 (Cg) 2 = (a 2 − b 2 ) 2
(a) 1/2 (b) 1 / 2
(c) a 2 (CG) 2 − b 2 (Cg) 2 = (a 2 ( b 2 ) 2
(c) 3/2 (d) 1 / 2 2
(d) None of these
1 29. The locus of the poles of normal chords of an ellipse is given by [UPSEAT 2001]
21. The eccentricity of an ellipse, with its centre at the origin, is . If
2 a6 b6 a3 b3
one of the directrices is x = 4 , then the equation of the ellipse is [AIEEE 2004] (a) ( = (a 2 − b 2 ) 2 (b) ( = (a 2 − b 2 ) 2
x2 y2 x2 y2
(a) 4 x 2 + 3y 2 = 1 (b) 3 x 2 + 4 y 2 = 12
a6 b6 a3 b3
2
(c) 4 x + 3y = 12 2
(d) 3 x 2 + 4 y 2 = 1 (c) 2
( 2
= (a 2 ( b 2 ) 2 (d) 2
( = (a 2 ( b 2 ) 2
x y x y2
22. The line x cosα + y sin α = p will be a tangent to the conic
30. If θ and φ are eccentric angles of the ends of a pair of conjugate
x2 y2
+ = 1 , if [Roorkee 1978] x 2 y2
a2 b 2 diameters of the ellipse + = 1 , then θ − φ is equal to
a2 b 2
(a) p 2 = a 2 sin 2 α + b 2 cos 2 α
π
(a) ± (b) ±π
(b) p 2 = a2 + b 2 2
(c) p 2 = b 2 sin 2 α + a 2 cos 2 α (c) 0 (d) None of these
(d) None of these x2 y2
31. If PQ is a double ordinate of hyperbola = 1 such that−
x2 y2 a2 b 2
23. The angle of intersection of ellipse + = 1 and circle OPQ is an equilateral triangle, O being the centre of the hyperbola.
a2 b2 Then the eccentricity e of the hyperbola satisfies [EAMCET 1999]
2 2
x + y = ab , is
(a) 1 < e < 2/ 3 (b) e = 2 / 3
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(c) e= 3/2 (d) e > 2 / 3 (x − 1 / 3) 2 (y − 1) 2

(c) − =1
1 1 3 1/ 9 1 / 12
32. Equation = + cosθ represents [EAMCET 2002]
r 8 8 (x − 1 / 3) 2 (y ( 1) 2
(a) A rectangular hyperbola (b) A hyperbola (d) − =1
(c) An ellipse (d) A parabola 1/ 9 1 / 12
x2 y2 39. If a circle cuts a rectangular hyperbola xy = c2 in A, B, C, D and the
33. If the two tangents drawn on hyperbola − = 1 in such a
a2 b 2 parameters of these four points be t 1 , t 2 , t 3 and t 4 respectively.
way that the product of their gradients is c 2 , then they intersects Then [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
on the curve (a) t1 t 2 = t 3 t 4 (b) t1 t 2 t 3 t 4 = 1
(a) y 2 ( b 2 = c 2 (x 2 − a 2 ) (b) y 2 ( b 2 = c 2 (x 2 ( a 2 )
(c) t1 = t 2 (d) t3 = t4
(c) ax 2 + by 2 = c 2 (d) None of these
x2 y2 40. The equation of common tangents to the parabola y 2 = 8 x and
34. C the centre of the hyperbola − = 1 . The tangents at any
a2 b 2 hyperbola 3 x 2 − y 2 = 3 , is
point P on this hyperbola meets the straight lines bx − ay = 0 and (a) 2x ± y + 1 = 0 (b) 2x ± y − 1 = 0
bx + ay = 0 in the points Q and R respectively. Then
(c) x ± 2y + 1 = 0 (d) x ± 2y − 1 = 0
CQ . CR =
(a) a2 + b 2 (b) a 2 − b 2
1 1 1 1
(c) + (d) −
a2 b 2 a2 b 2
35. If x = 9 is the chord of contact of the hyperbola x 2 − y 2 = 9 ,
then the equation of the corresponding pair of tangents is [IIT 1999]
(a) 9 x 2 − 8 y 2 + 18 x − 9 = 0 (b) 9 x 2 − 8 y 2 − 18 x + 9 = 0 Conic Section-General
(c) 9 x 2 − 8 y 2 − 18 x − 9 = 0 (d) 9 x 2 − 8 y 2 + 18 x + 9 = 0 1 d 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 d

36. Let P(a sec n , b tan n ) and Q(a sec c , b tan c ) , where 6 c 7 c

2 2
π x y
θ +φ = , be two points on the hyperbola 2 − 2 = 1 . If (h, Parabola
2 a b
k) is the point of intersection of the normals at P and Q, then k is
equal to [IIT 1999; MP PET 2002] 1 c 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 b,c
6 a 7 b 8 b 9 b 10 b
a2 + b 2  a2 + b 2  11 d 12 c 13 c 14 c 15 d
(a) (b) −  

a  a  16 c 17 a 18 c 19 d 20 a
21 d 22 d 23 d 24 a 25 d
2
a +b 2 a +b
2 2 
(c) (d) −  
 26 c 27 a 28 a 29 a 30 d
b  b  31 b 32 c 33 a 34 a 35 a
37. The combined equation of the asymptotes of the hyperbola 36 d 37 c 38 b 39 b 40 c
2 x 2 + 5 xy + 2y 2 + 4 x + 5y = 0 [Karnataka CET 2002] 41 a 42 d 43 a 44 b 45 d
46 b 47 c 48 a 49 c 50 a
(a) 2 x 2 + 5 xy + 2y 2 = 0
51 a 52 c 53 b 54 b 55 b
(b) 2 x 2 + 5 xy + 2y 2 − 4 x + 5y + 2 = 0 56 a 57 c 58 c 59 c 60 d
2 2 61 d 62 c 63 a 64 d 65 b
(c) 2 x + 5 xy + 2y + 4 x + 5y − 2 = 0
66 d 67 a 68 a 69 a 70 a
(d) 2 x 2 + 5 xy + 2y 2 + 4 x + 5y + 2 = 0 71 a 72 d 73 a 74 d 75 b
76 c 77 a 78 c 79 b 80 a
1 1 
38. An ellipse has eccentricity and one focus at the point P , 1 . 81 b 82 a 83 d 84 a 85 a
2 2 
Its one directrix is the common tangent nearer to the point P, to the 86 a 87 c 88 a 89 c 90 d
91 c 92 b 93 a 94 a 95 b
circle x 2 + y 2 = 1 and the hyperbola x 2 − y 2 = 1 . The equation
of the ellipse in the standard form, is [IIT 1996] 96 c 97 b 98 b 99 c 100 d
101 a 102 b 103 c 104 d 105 b
(x − 1 / 3) 2 (y − 1) 2
(a) ( =1 106 d 107 c, d 108 b 109 c 110 a
1/ 9 1 / 12
111 d 112 a 113 c 114 b 115 d
2 2
(x − 1 / 3) (y ( 1) 116 a,b 117 b 118 b 119 b 120 b
(b) ( =1
1/ 9 1 / 12 121 d 122 a 123 c 124 b 125 c
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126 d 127 d 128 b 129 c 130 c 86 d 87 c 88 b 89 c 90 b
131 a 132 c 133 a 134 d 135 a 91 b 92 c 93 b 94 b 95 c
136 c 137 d 138 d 139 d 140 a 96 b 97 d 98 d 99 b 100 c
141 d 142 a 143 b 144 a 145 a 101 c 102 b 103 c 104 b 105 c
146 d 147 c 148 b 149 c 150 d 106 c 107 e 108 a
151 b 152 c 153 b 154 c 155 c
156 d 157 c 158 c 159 d 160 c Critical Thinking Questions
161 c 162 c 163 c 164 c 165 b
166 d 1 c 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 a
6 d 7 c 8 c 9 a,b 10 b
11 b 12 d 13 c 14 d 15 a
Ellipse
16 c 17 a 18 b 19 a 20 b
1 b 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 d 21 b 22 c 23 d 24 b,d 25 d
6 d 7 b 8 a 9 c 10 b 26 b 27 c 28 a 29 a 30 a
11 a 12 a 13 d 14 d 15 d 31 d 32 b 33 a 34 a 35 b
16 c 17 b 18 a 19 b 20 a 36 d 37 d 38 a 39 b 40 a
21 b 22 b 23 c 24 b 25 b
26 a 27 d 28 b 29 d 30 b
31 c 32 b 33 c 34 b 35 a
36 b 37 c 38 c 39 a 40 c
41 b 42 a 43 c 44 a 45 d
46 c 47 b 48 d 49 b 50 a
51 d 52 c 53 c 54 b 55 a
56 b 57 a 58 b 59 b 60 b
61 a 62 a 63 b 64 a 65 c
66 d 67 c 68 c 69 c 70 a
71 c 72 b 73 a 74 b 75 a
76 c 77 c 78 a 79 c 80 d
81 c 82 a 83 b 84 a 85 c
86 c 87 c 88 c 89 a,c 90 c
91 c 92 b 93 c 94 d 95 b
96 d 97 b 98 a 99 d 100 b
101 a 102 c 103 b 104 a 105 c
106 e 107 c 108 b

Hyperbola
1 b 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 b
6 d 7 a 8 c 9 c 10 a
11 c 12 a 13 c 14 c 15 d
16 c 17 b 18 a 19 c 20 a
21 c 22 d 23 c 24 a 25 b
26 c 27 a 28 a 29 c 30 d
31 d 32 c 33 c 34 a 35 b
36 c 37 c 38 a 39 b 40 a
41 a 42 c 43 d 44 a 45 c
46 c 47 b 48 a 49 c 50 b
51 c 52 a 53 b 54 a 55 c
56 b 57 b 58 a,b 59 a 60 a
61 c 62 a 63 b 64 c 65 c
66 b 67 b 68 d 69 d 70 a
71 d 72 a 73 c 74 a 75 d
76 a 77 b 78 b 79 a 80 a
81 a 82 b 83 b 84 b 85 b