Basics of Ellipse

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Basics of Ellipse: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Ellipse, Ellipse as a Conic Section, Chords of an Ellipse & Equation of Chord Joining Two Points of Ellipse etc.

Important Questions on Basics of Ellipse

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If -1,0 and 3,0 are foci of an ellipse and the length of the major axis is 6, then the length of the minor axis is

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The end points of the major axis of an ellipse are 2,4 and 2,-8. If the distance between foci of this ellipse is 4, then the equation of the ellipse is

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The centre of the ellipse x2+7y2-14x+28y+49=0 is

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The equation of the chord joining two points having eccentric angles θ and ϕ an the ellipse is 

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An ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1, a>b and the parabola x2=4y+b are such that the two foci of the ellipse and the end points of the latusrectum of parabola are the vertices of a square. The eccentricity of the ellipse is

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An ellipse with its minor and major axis parallel to the coordinate axes passes through 0,0,1,0 and 0,2. One of its foci lies on the Y-axis. The eccentricity of the ellipse is

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If an ellipse has its foci at 2,0 and -2,0 and its length of the latus rectum is 6, then the equation of the ellipse is

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Let P and Q be two points on the curves x2+y2=2 and x28+y24=1 respectively. Then the minimum value of the length PQ is

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If tanθ1·tanθ2=a2b2, then the chord joining two points Pacosθ1,bsinθ1 and Qacosθ2,bsinθ2 on the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1 will subtend a right angle at

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A man running round a race course notes that the sum of the distances of two flag-posts from him is always 10 m and the distance between the flag-posts is 8 m. The area of the encloses field (in square meters) by his path is

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The centre of the ellipse x+y-329+x-y+1216=1 is

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An ellipse, with foci at 0,2 and 0,-2  and minor axis of length 4 , passes through which of the following points?

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The sum of distances of any point on the ellipse x24+y23=1 from its two directrix is

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In an ellipse, with centre at the origin, if the difference of the lengths of major axis and minor axis is 10 and one of the foci is at 0,53, then the length of its latus rectum is:

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If the length of the major axis of an ellipse is 3 times its minor axis, then eccentricity of the ellipse is

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Consider an ellipse, whose centre is at the origin and its major axis is along the x-axis . If its eccentricity is 35 and the distance between its foci is6 , then the area (in sq. units) of the quadrilateral inscribed in the ellipse, with the vertices as the vertices of the ellipse, is:

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The eccentricity of the ellipse 9x2+25y2=225 is

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If the foci and vertices of an ellipse be ±1,0 and ±2, 0 then the minor axis of the ellipse is

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The equation of an ellipse whose focus is -1, 1 , whose directrix is x-y+3=0 and whose eccentricity is 12 , is given by

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The length of the latus - rectum of the ellipse 5x2+9y2=45 is