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x2 y2
91. A tangent to an ellipse   1 touches it at a point P in the first quadrant and meets the axes in A
a2 b2
and B respectively. If P divides AB is 3 : 1, then the equation of tangent.
x y 3 x y 3 x y 3
(A) x y  2 (B)  1 (C)  1 (D)  2
b a a b a b
2 2
92. The eccentricity of ellipse 4  x  2 y  1   9  2 x  y  2   180 is:

5 3 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 2 4
93. The equation 2 x 2  3y 2  8 x  18y  35  k represents:
(A) no locus, if k > 0 (B) an ellipse, if k < 0
(C) a point, if k = 0 (D) a hyperbola, if k > 0

x2 y2
94. Consider   1 , where x   0,   , then which of the following remains constant as 
tan2  sec2   2  
varies?
(A) Degree of flatness (B) Ordinate of vertex
(C) Coordinates of foci (D) Length of the latusrectum
95. If  and  are the eccentric angles of the extremities of a focal chord of an standard ellipse, then the
eccentricity of ellipse is :
cos   cos  sin   sin  co s   cos  sin   sin 
(A) (B) (C) (D)

cos     
sin     
cos     
sin    
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96. The line lx  my  n  0 will cut the ellipse   1 in the points whose eccentric angle differ by ,
a2 b2 2
if :

(A) a 2m 2  b 2l 2  n 2 (B) a 2l 2  b 2m 2  2n 2

(C) a 2l 2  b 2m 2  n 2 (D) a 2m 2  b 2l 2  n 2
97. The equation of tangents to the ellipse 4 x 2  3y 2  5 , which are parallel to y  3 x  7 is :

155
(A) y  3x  155 (B) y  3x 
12
(C) y  3x  1 (D) y  3x  1

98. The equation of one of the tangent to the ellipse 4 x 2  9y 2  36 from 3,  2  is :

(A) x 3 (B) 3 x  2y  13 (C) x  y  1 (D) x y 5

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99. The locus of foot of the perpendicular on a varying tangent to the ellipse   1 , from either of its
a2 b2
foci is :

(A) x 2  y2  a 2  b 2 (B) x 2  y2  a 2

(C) x 2  y2  b2 (D) x 2  y 2  2a 2

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100. The tangents drawn to the ellipse   a  b at the points, where it cut by the tangent to
a b

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  1 subtends an angle of :
a2 b2
(A) 60 (B) 30 (C) 45 (D) 90
Paragraph for Questions 101 - 103
Let the two foci of an ellipse be ( 1, 0) and (3, 4) and the foot of perpendicular from focus (3, 4) upon a tangent to

the ellipse be (4, 6).

101. The foot of perpendicular from the focus ( 1, 0) upon the same tangent to the ellipse is:
 12 34   7 11   17 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  2,  (D) ( 1, 2)
 5 5  3 3   4 
    
102. The equation of auxiliary circle of the ellipse is:

(A) x 2  y 2  2 x  4y  5  0 (B) x 2  y 2  2 x  4y  20  0

(C) x 2  y 2  2x  4y  20  0 (D) x 2  y 2  2x  4y  5  0
103. The length of semi-minor axis of the ellipse is:

(A) 1 (B) 2 2 (C) 17 (D) 19

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104. The equation of normal to the ellipse   1 at the positive end of latus rectum is:
a2 b2
(A) x  ey  e 2a  0 (B) x  ey  e 3a  0

(C) x  ey  e 2a  0 (D) None of these

105. PQ is a double ordinate of the ellipse x 2  9y 2  9 , the normal at P meets the diameter through Q at R,
then the locus of mid-point of PR is:
(A) a circle (B) a parabola (C) an ellipse (D) a hyperbola

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