DPP Ellipse Hyperbola

Questions BITSAT Crash Course

1. Equation of the ellipse whose foci are(2, 2) (4, 2) and and the major axis is of length10 is
(1) (2)
2 2 2 2
( x+3 ) ( y+2 ) ( x−3 ) ( y−2 )
+ = 1 + = 1
24 25 24 25
2 2 2 2

(3) ( x+3 )
+
( y+2 )
= 1
(4) ( x−3 )
+
( y−2 )
= 1
25 24 25 24

2. The equation of an ellipse whose focus is (−1, 1) and whose directrix is x − y + 3 = 0 and eccentricity is 1

2
is -
(1) 7x
2
+ 2xy + 7y
2
+ 10x − 10y + 7 = 0 (2) 7x
2
− 2xy + 7y
2
− 10x + 10y + 7 = 0

(3) 7x
2
− 2xy + 7y
2
− 10x − 10y − 7 = 0 (4) 7x
2
− 2xy + 7y
2
+ 10x + 10y − 7 = 0

3. If F 1 = (3, 0), F2 = (−3, 0) and P is any point on the curve 16x 2

+ 25y
2
= 400 , then P F 1 + P F2 is equal to
(1) 6 (2) 8

(3) 10 (4) 12

4. A focus of an ellipse is at the origin. The directrix is the line x = 4 and the eccentricity is 1/2. Then the length of the semi-major axis is
(1) 5

3
(2) 8

(3) 2

3
(4) 4

5.
2 y
If the area of the auxiliary circle of the ellipse is twice the area of the ellipse, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is
x
+ = 1(a > b)
2 2
a b

(1) 1
(2) √3

√2 2

(3) 1
(4) 1

2
√3

6. S and T are the foci of an ellipse and B is an end of the minor axis If ΔST B is equilateral , then e is
(1) 1

4
(2) 1

(3) 1

2
(4) None of these
7. On the ellipse 9x 2
+ 25y
2
= 225, find out the point whose distance from the first focus F , is four times its distance from the other focus F . 1 2

(1) (
−15
,
√63
) (2) (
−15
,
√63
)
4 2 4 4

(3) (
−15
,
√63
)
(4) none of these.
2 2

8.
2 y
Number of integral values of 'α' for which the point (7 − 5

4
α, α) lies inside the ellipse x

25
+
16
= 1 is
(1) 0 (2) 1

(3) 2 (4) 3

9. If a directrix of a hyperbola centered at the origin and passing through the point (4, −2√3) is 5x = 4√5 and its eccentricity is e, then:
(1) 4e
4
+ 8e
2
− 35 = 0 (2) 4e
4
− 24e
2
+ 35 = 0

(3) 4e
4
− 24e
2
+ 27 = 0 (4) 4e
4
− 12e
2
− 27 = 0

10. The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are (6, 4) and (−4, 4) and eccentricity 2 is given by
(1) 12x
2
− 4y
2
− 24x + 32y − 127 = 0 (2) 12x
2
+ 4y
2
+ 24x − 32y − 127 = 0

(3) 12x
2
− 4y
2
− 24x − 32y + 127 = 0 (4) 12x
2
− 4y
2
+ 24x + 32y + 127 = 0

11. If e is the eccentricity of the conic 9x

1
2
+ 4y
2
= 36 and e is the eccentricity of the conic 9x
2
2
− 4y
2
= 36 , then -
(1) e
2
1
+ e
2
2
= 2 (2) e
2
1
+ e
2
2
> 3

(3) e
2

1
+ e
2

2
< 2 (4) e
2

1
+ e
2

2
> 4

12. If the vertices of a hyperbola be at (−2, 0) and (2, 0) and one of its foci be at (−3, 0) , then which one of the following points does not lie on this hyperbola ?
(1) (6, 5√2) (2) (−6, 2√10)

(3) (2√6, 5) (4) (4, √15)

13. Let LL be the latus rectum through the focus of the hyperbola
2
2 y
and A be the farther vertex. If ΔALL is equilateral, then the eccentricity of the
′ x ′
− = 1
2 2
a b

hyperbola is (axes are coordinate axes)

(1) √3 (2) √3 + 1

(3) √3+1
(4) √3+1

√2 √3

14. If S and S are the foci of the ellipse

2 y
and if P SP is a focal chord with SP then SS
′ x ′ '
+ = 1 = 8 =
25 16

(1) 4 + S P
′
(2) '
S P − 1

(3) 4 + SP (4) SP − 1

15. The ellipse

2 2
2 y 2 y
and the hyperbola have in common
x x
+ = 1 − = 1
25 16 25 16

(1) centre only (2) Centre, foci and directrices

(3) Centre, foci and vertices (4) Centre and vertices only
16. The equations of tangents to the ellipse 3x 2
+ 4y
2
= 5 , which are inclined at 30° to the x-axis, are
(1) y = √3x ±
5

2
(2) y =
1
x ±
5

2
√3

(3) y =
1
x ± 1 (4) None of these
√3

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DPP Ellipse Hyperbola
Questions BITSAT Crash Course

17. If the line x − 2y = 12 is a tangent to the ellipse

2 y
at the point (3, − , then the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse is
x 9
+ = 1 )
a
2
b
2 2

(1) 5 units (2) 12√2 units

(3) 9 units (4) 8√ 3 units
18. Equation of the tangent to the ellipse
2
2 y
perpendicular to the line 2x + y + 7 = 0, is
x
+ = 1
4 3

(1) x − 2y + 5 = 0 (2) x − 2y − 4 = 0

(3) x − 2y − 5 = 0 (4) x + 2y + 5 = 0

19. If x cos α + y sin α = 4 is tangent to

2 y
, then the value of α is
x
+ = 1
25 9

(1) tan
−1
(
3
) (2) tan
−1
(
7
)
√7 3

(3) tan
−1
(
√3
) (4) tan
−1
(
3
)
7 7

20. The equation of the tangents to the ellipse 9x 2

+ 16y
2
= 144 from the point (2, 3) are -
(1) y = 3, x + y = 5 (2) y = 3, x = 2

(3) y = 2, x = 3 (4) y = 3, x = 5

21. A tangent having slope − to the ellipse

2 y
intersects the major and minor axes at A and B. If O is the origin, then the area of ΔOAB is
4 x
+ = 1
3 18 32

(1) 48 sq. units (2) 9 sq. units

(3) 24 sq. units (4) 16 sq. units
22. The tangent at any point on the ellipse 16x 2
+ 25y
2
= 400 meets the tangents at the ends of the major axis at T and T . The circle on T 1 2 1 T2 as diameter passes
through
(1) (3, 0) (2) (0, 0)

(3) (0, 3) (4) (4, 0)

23. The straight line x + y = √2 p will touch the hyperbola 4x 2

− 9y
2
= 36 , if
(1) p
2
= 2 (2) p
2
= 5

(3) 5p
2
= 2 (4) 2p
2
= 5

24. The equation of the tangent parallel to y − x + 5 = 0, drawn to

2
2 y
is
x
− = 1
3 2

(1) x − y − 1 = 0 (2) x − y + 2 = 0

(3) x + y − 1 = 0 (4) x + y + 2 = 0

25. If m and m , are the slopes of the tangents to the hyperbola 16x
1 2
2
− 25y
2
= 400 , which pass through the point (6, 2), then the harmonic mean of m and m is 1 2

(1) (2)
3 −3

5 5

(3) (4)
−5 5

3 3

26. The number of real tangents that can be drawn to the ellipse 3x 2
+ 5y
2
= 32 passing through (3, 5) is
(1) 0 (2) 1

(3) 2 (4) Infinite

27*. The absolute value of slope of common tangents to parabola y 2
= 8x and hyperbola 3x 2
− y
2
= 3 is
(1) 1 (2) 2

(3) 3 (4) 4

28. The length of the portion of the common tangent to x 2

+ y
2
= 16 and 9x 2
+ 25y
2
= 225 between the two points of contact is
(1) 9

4
units (2) √3
units
4

(3) 3

4
√7 units (4) 5

4
√7 units
2

29*. The slopes of the common tangents of the ellipse x

2

+
y
= 1 and the circle x 2
+ y
2
= 3 are:
4 1

(1) ±1 (2) ±√2

(3) ±√3 (4) none of these

30. The angle subtended by common tangents of two ellipses 4(x − 4) 2
+ 25y
2
= 100 and 4(x + 1) 2
+ y
2
= 4 at the origin is
(1) π

3
(2) π

(3) π

6
(4) π

31*. Equation of common tangent between circle x

2 y
and the ellipse in the first quadrant is
2 2 x
+ y = 16 + = 1
25 4

(1) y = −
2x
+ 4√
7
(2) y =
2x
+ 4√
7

√3 3 √3 3

(3) y =
−2x
− 4√
7
(4) None of these
√3 3

32*. The tangent and normal to the ellipse 3x 2

+ 5y
2
= 32 at the point P (2, 2) meet the x-axis at Q and R, respectively. Then the area (in sq. units) of the triangle
P QR is:
(1) 68

15
(2) 16

(3) 14

3
(4) 34

15

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DPP Ellipse Hyperbola
Questions BITSAT Crash Course

33. The equation of the normal to the ellipse

2 y
at the end of the latus rectum in first quadrant is:
x
+ = 1
2 2
a b

(1) x + ey + e a = 0
3
(2) x − ey − e a = 0
3

(3) x − ey − e a = 0
2
(4) None of these
34*. Let the line y = mx and the ellipse 2x 2
+ y
2
= 1 intersect at a point P in the first quadrant. If the normal to this ellipse at P meets the co-ordinate axes at
(−
1
, 0) and (0, β), then β is equal to
3√2

(1) 2√2
(2) 2

3 √3

(3) 2

3
(4) √2

35. In the normal at the end of latus-rectum of the ellipse

2 y
with eccentricity e, passes through one end of the minor axis, then
x
+ = 1
2 2
a b

(1) 2
e (1 + e )=
2 3

2
(2) 2
e (1 + e )= 1
2

(3) 2
e (1 + e )=
2 4

3
(4) 2
e (1 + e )= 2
2

36. If the normal at the point P (6, 3) on the hyperbola

2
2 y
intersects the x-axis at (9, 0), then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is:
x
− = 1
2 2
a b

(1) √
5
(2) √
3

2 2

(3) √2 (4) √3

37*. Equation of the normal to the hyperbola

2 y
perpendicular to the line 2x + y = 1 is
x
− = 1
25 16

(1) √21(x − 2y)= 41 (2) x − 2y = 1

(3) √41(x − 2y)= 41 (4) √21(x − 2y)= 21

38*. If a hyperbola passes through the point P (10, 16) , and it has vertices at (±6, 0) , then the equation of the normal to it at P , is.
(1) 3x + 4y = 94 (2) 2x + 5y = 100

(3) x + 2y = 42 (4) x + 3y = 58

39. Let O(0,0) and A(0,1) be two fixed points. Then, the locus of a point P such that the perimeter of ΔAOP is 4 is
(1) 8x
2
+ 9y
2
− 9y = 18 (2) 9x
2
− 8y
2
+ 8y = 16

(3) 8x
2
− 9y
2
+ 9y = 18 (4) 9x
2
+ 8y
2
− 8y = 16

40*. Tangents at any points on the hyperbola

2 y
cut the axes at A and B respectively. If the rectangle OAP B, where O is the origin is completed, then
x
− = 1
2 2
a b

locus of point P is given by

2 2 2 2

(1) a

2
−
b

2
= 1 (2) a

2
+
b

2
= 1
x y x y
2 2

(3) a

2
−
b

2
= 1 (4) None of these
y x

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