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Let the ellipse $E_1: \frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$, $a > b$ and $E_2: \frac{x^2}{A^2} + \frac{y^2}{B^2} = 1$, $A < B$ have same eccentricity $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$. Let the product of their lengths of latus rectums be $\frac{32}{\sqrt{3}}$ and the distance between the foci of $E_1$ be 4. If $E_1$ and $E_2$ meet at A, B, C and D, then the area of the quadrilateral ABCD equals :
The equation of the chord, of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{25}+\frac{y^2}{16}=1$, whose mid-point is $(3,1)$ is :
Let the product of the focal distances of the point $\left(\sqrt{3}, \frac{1}{2}\right)$ on the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1,(a>b)$, be $\frac{7}{4}$. Then the absolute difference of the eccentricities of two such ellipses is
The length of the chord of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{4}+\frac{y^2}{2}=1$, whose mid-point is $\left(1, \frac{1}{2}\right)$, is :
Let $\mathrm{E}: \frac{x^2}{\mathrm{a}^2}+\frac{y^2}{\mathrm{~b}^2}=1, \mathrm{a}>\mathrm{b}$ and $\mathrm{H}: \frac{x^2}{\mathrm{~A}^2}-\frac{y^2}{\mathrm{~B}^2}=1$. Let the distance between the foci of E and the foci of $H$ be $2 \sqrt{3}$. If $a-A=2$, and the ratio of the eccentricities of $E$ and $H$ is $\frac{1}{3}$, then the sum of the lengths of their latus rectums is equal to :
Let $$f(x)=x^2+9, g(x)=\frac{x}{x-9}$$ and $$\mathrm{a}=f \circ g(10), \mathrm{b}=g \circ f(3)$$. If $$\mathrm{e}$$ and $$l$$ denote the eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse $$\frac{x^2}{\mathrm{a}}+\frac{y^2}{\mathrm{~b}}=1$$, then $$8 \mathrm{e}^2+l^2$$ is equal to.
Let the line $$2 x+3 y-\mathrm{k}=0, \mathrm{k}>0$$, intersect the $$x$$-axis and $$y$$-axis at the points $$\mathrm{A}$$ and $$\mathrm{B}$$, respectively. If the equation of the circle having the line segment $$A B$$ as a diameter is $$x^2+y^2-3 x-2 y=0$$ and the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse $$x^2+9 y^2=k^2$$ is $$\frac{m}{n}$$, where $$m$$ and $$n$$ are coprime, then $$2 \mathrm{~m}+\mathrm{n}$$ is equal to
Let $$P$$ be a parabola with vertex $$(2,3)$$ and directrix $$2 x+y=6$$. Let an ellipse $$E: \frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1, a>b$$, of eccentricity $$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$$ pass through the focus of the parabola $$P$$. Then, the square of the length of the latus rectum of $$E$$, is
Let $$A(\alpha, 0)$$ and $$B(0, \beta)$$ be the points on the line $$5 x+7 y=50$$. Let the point $$P$$ divide the line segment $$A B$$ internally in the ratio $$7:3$$. Let $$3 x-25=0$$ be a directrix of the ellipse $$E: \frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$$ and the corresponding focus be $$S$$. If from $$S$$, the perpendicular on the $$x$$-axis passes through $$P$$, then the length of the latus rectum of $$E$$ is equal to,
If the length of the minor axis of an ellipse is equal to half of the distance between the foci, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is :
Let the tangent and normal at the point $$(3 \sqrt{3}, 1)$$ on the ellipse $$\frac{x^{2}}{36}+\frac{y^{2}}{4}=1$$ meet the $$y$$-axis at the points $$A$$ and $$B$$ respectively. Let the circle $$C$$ be drawn taking $$A B$$ as a diameter and the line $$x=2 \sqrt{5}$$ intersect $$C$$ at the points $$P$$ and $$Q$$. If the tangents at the points $$P$$ and $$Q$$ on the circle intersect at the point $$(\alpha, \beta)$$, then $$\alpha^{2}-\beta^{2}$$ is equal to :
Let $$\mathrm{P}\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{7}}, \frac{6}{\sqrt{7}}\right), \mathrm{Q}, \mathrm{R}$$ and $$\mathrm{S}$$ be four points on the ellipse $$9 x^{2}+4 y^{2}=36$$. Let $$\mathrm{PQ}$$ and $$\mathrm{RS}$$ be mutually perpendicular and pass through the origin. If $$\frac{1}{(P Q)^{2}}+\frac{1}{(R S)^{2}}=\frac{p}{q}$$, where $$p$$ and $$q$$ are coprime, then $$p+q$$ is equal to :
If the radius of the largest circle with centre (2,0) inscribed in the ellipse $$x^2+4y^2=36$$ is r, then 12r$$^2$$ is equal to :
Consider ellipses $$\mathrm{E}_{k}: k x^{2}+k^{2} y^{2}=1, k=1,2, \ldots, 20$$. Let $$\mathrm{C}_{k}$$ be the circle which touches the four chords joining the end points (one on minor axis and another on major axis) of the ellipse $$\mathrm{E}_{k}$$. If $$r_{k}$$ is the radius of the circle $$\mathrm{C}_{k}$$, then the value of $$\sum_\limits{k=1}^{20} \frac{1}{r_{k}^{2}}$$ is :
Let a circle of radius 4 be concentric to the ellipse $$15 x^{2}+19 y^{2}=285$$. Then the common tangents are inclined to the minor axis of the ellipse at the angle :
Let the ellipse $$E:{x^2} + 9{y^2} = 9$$ intersect the positive x and y-axes at the points A and B respectively. Let the major axis of E be a diameter of the circle C. Let the line passing through A and B meet the circle C at the point P. If the area of the triangle with vertices A, P and the origin O is $${m \over n}$$, where m and n are coprime, then $$m - n$$ is equal to :
In a group of 100 persons 75 speak English and 40 speak Hindi. Each person speaks at least one of the two languages. If the number of persons, who speak only English is $$\alpha$$ and the number of persons who speak only Hindi is $$\beta$$, then the eccentricity of the ellipse $$25\left(\beta^{2} x^{2}+\alpha^{2} y^{2}\right)=\alpha^{2} \beta^{2}$$ is :
If the maximum distance of normal to the ellipse $$\frac{x^{2}}{4}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1, b < 2$$, from the origin is 1, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is :
Let a line L pass through the point of intersection of the lines $$b x+10 y-8=0$$ and $$2 x-3 y=0, \mathrm{~b} \in \mathbf{R}-\left\{\frac{4}{3}\right\}$$. If the line $$\mathrm{L}$$ also passes through the point $$(1,1)$$ and touches the circle $$17\left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)=16$$, then the eccentricity of the ellipse $$\frac{x^{2}}{5}+\frac{y^{2}}{\mathrm{~b}^{2}}=1$$ is :
The acute angle between the pair of tangents drawn to the ellipse $$2 x^{2}+3 y^{2}=5$$ from the point $$(1,3)$$ is :
If the ellipse $$\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$$ meets the line $$\frac{x}{7}+\frac{y}{2 \sqrt{6}}=1$$ on the $$x$$-axis and the line $$\frac{x}{7}-\frac{y}{2 \sqrt{6}}=1$$ on the $$y$$-axis, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is :
Let the eccentricity of the ellipse $${x^2} + {a^2}{y^2} = 25{a^2}$$ be b times the eccentricity of the hyperbola $${x^2} - {a^2}{y^2} = 5$$, where a is the minimum distance between the curves y = ex and y = logex. Then $${a^2} + {1 \over {{b^2}}}$$ is equal to :
Let the eccentricity of an ellipse $${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$$, $$a > b$$, be $${1 \over 4}$$. If this ellipse passes through the point $$\left( { - 4\sqrt {{2 \over 5}} ,3} \right)$$, then $${a^2} + {b^2}$$ is equal to :
If m is the slope of a common tangent to the curves $${{{x^2}} \over {16}} + {{{y^2}} \over 9} = 1$$ and $${x^2} + {y^2} = 12$$, then $$12{m^2}$$ is equal to :
The locus of the mid point of the line segment joining the point (4, 3) and the points on the ellipse $${x^2} + 2{y^2} = 4$$ is an ellipse with eccentricity :
The line y = x + 1 meets the ellipse $${{{x^2}} \over 4} + {{{y^2}} \over 2} = 1$$ at two points P and Q. If r is the radius of the circle with PQ as diameter then (3r)2 is equal to :
Let the maximum area of the triangle that can be inscribed in the ellipse $${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over 4} = 1,\,a > 2$$, having one of its vertices at one end of the major axis of the ellipse and one of its sides parallel to the y-axis, be $$6\sqrt 3 $$. Then the eccentricity of the ellipse is :
circle x2 + y2 = 4b, b > 4 lie on the curve y2 = 3x2, then b is equal to :
$${{{x^2}} \over 4} + {{{y^2}} \over 2} = 1$$
from any of its foci?
are $$\left( {\sqrt 7 ,0} \right)$$ and $$\left( { - \sqrt 7 ,0} \right)$$ respectively and
P is any point on the conic, 9x2 + 16y2 = 144, then PA + PB is equal to :
$$\phi \left( t \right) = {5 \over {12}} + t - {t^2}$$, then a2 + b2 is equal to :
$${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over 9} = 1$$ for some $$a$$ $$ \in $$ R, then the distance between the foci of the ellipse is :
STATEMENT-2 :If line $$y = mx + {{4\sqrt 3 } \over m},\left( {m \ne 0} \right)$$ is a common tangent to the parabola $${y^2} = 16\sqrt {3x} $$and the ellipse $$2{x^2} + {y^2} = 4$$, then $$m$$ satisfies $${m^4} + 2{m^2} = 24$$
Numerical
Let $\mathrm{E}_1: \frac{x^2}{9}+\frac{y^2}{4}=1$ be an ellipse. Ellipses $\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{i}}$ 's are constructed such that their centres and eccentricities are same as that of $\mathrm{E}_1$, and the length of minor axis of $\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{i}}$ is the length of major axis of $E_{i+1}(i \geq 1)$. If $A_i$ is the area of the ellipse $E_i$, then $\frac{5}{\pi}\left(\sum\limits_{i=1}^{\infty} A_i\right)$, is equal to _______.
The line $$x=8$$ is the directrix of the ellipse $$\mathrm{E}:\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$$ with the corresponding focus $$(2,0)$$. If the tangent to $$\mathrm{E}$$ at the point $$\mathrm{P}$$ in the first quadrant passes through the point $$(0,4\sqrt3)$$ and intersects the $$x$$-axis at $$\mathrm{Q}$$, then $$(3\mathrm{PQ})^{2}$$ is equal to ____________.
Let C be the largest circle centred at (2, 0) and inscribed in the ellipse $${{{x^2}} \over {36}} + {{{y^2}} \over {16}} = 1$$. If (1, $$\alpha$$) lies on C, then 10 $$\alpha^2$$ is equal to ____________
Let a tangent to the curve $$9{x^2} + 16{y^2} = 144$$ intersect the coordinate axes at the points A and B. Then, the minimum length of the line segment AB is ________
Let the tangents at the points $$\mathrm{P}$$ and $$\mathrm{Q}$$ on the ellipse $$\frac{x^{2}}{2}+\frac{y^{2}}{4}=1$$ meet at the point $$R(\sqrt{2}, 2 \sqrt{2}-2)$$. If $$\mathrm{S}$$ is the focus of the ellipse on its negative major axis, then $$\mathrm{SP}^{2}+\mathrm{SQ}^{2}$$ is equal to ___________.
If the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse $$x^{2}+4 y^{2}+2 x+8 y-\lambda=0$$ is 4 , and $$l$$ is the length of its major axis, then $$\lambda+l$$ is equal to ____________.
If two tangents drawn from a point ($$\alpha$$, $$\beta$$) lying on the ellipse 25x2 + 4y2 = 1 to the parabola y2 = 4x are such that the slope of one tangent is four times the other, then the value of (10$$\alpha$$ + 5)2 + (16$$\beta$$2 + 50)2 equals ___________.
4x2 + 9y2 = 36 and (2x)2 + (2y)2 = 31. Then the
square of the slope of the line L is __________.