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Conic Sections Class 11 NCERT Questions and Answers

1. A rod of length 12 CM moves with its and always touching the co-ordinate Axes. Then the equation of the locus of a point P on the road which is 3 cm from the end in contact with the x-axis is

(A) x²/81 + y²/9 = 1

(B) x²/9 + y²/81 = 1

(C) x²/169 + y²/9 = 1

(D) x²/9 + y²/169 = 1

Answer: x²/81 + y²/9 = 1

2. The line lx + my + n = 0 will touches the parabola y² = 4ax if

(A) ln = am²

(B) ln = am

(C) ln = a² m²

(D) ln = a² m

Answer: ln = am²

3. Foci of the ellipse; 25 (x + 1)² +9(y +2)² = 225, are<

(A) (–1, –2) and (–1, –6)

(B) (–2, 1) and (–2, 6)

(C) (–1, 2) and (–1, –6)

(D) (–1, 2) and (–1, –6)

Answer: (–1, 2) and (–1, –6)

4. The area of the triangle formed by the points on the ellipse 25x² + 16y² = 400 whose eccentric angles are p/2, p and 3p/2 is

(A) 10 sq. units

(B) 20 sq. units

(C) 30 sq. units

(D) 40 sq. units

Answer: 20 sq. units

5. The general equation of second order ax² + 2hxy + by² + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 represents an ellipse if (Δ = abc + 2fgh – af² – bg² – ch² )

(A) Δ ≠ 0 and h² < ab

(B) Δ ≠ 0 and h² > ab

(C) Δ ≠ 0 and h² ≠ ab

(D) Δ ≠ 0 and h² = ab

Answer: Δ ≠ 0 and h² < ab

6. The length of the latus rectum of x² = 9y is equal to _______.

(A) 3 units

(B) 9/4 units

(C) 9 units

(D) -3 units

Answer: 9 units

7. (x²/9)+(y²/25) = 1 represents a vertical ellipse.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer: True

8. The equation of the directrix of the parabola y² = 16x is _______.

(A) 4

(B) -4

(C) 16

(D) -16

Answer: -4

9. The focal distance of a point on the parabola y2 = 16x is 5. The abcissa of this point is _____.

(A) 1

(B) 4

(C) -1

(D) 5

Answer: 1

10. The equation of common tangents to the curves x² + 4 y² = 8 and y² = 4 x are

(A) 2 y – x – 4 = 0 and 2 y + x + 4 = 0

(B) y – 2 x – 4 = 0 and y + 2 x + 4 = 0

(C) 2 y – x – 2 = 0 and 2 y + x + 2 = 0

(D) y – 2 x – 2 = 0 and y + 2 x + 2 = 0

Answer: 2 y – x – 4 = 0 and 2 y + x + 4 = 0

11. The line y = x – 1 touches the ellipse 3 x² + 4 y² = 12, at

(A) (1/2, –1/2)

(B) (3, 2)

(C) (–1, –2)

(D) None of these

Answer: None of these

12. The center of the circle 4x²+4y²-8x+12y-25=0 is ?

(A) (2,-3)

(B) (-2,3)

(C) (-4,6)

(D) (4,-6)

Answer: (2,-3)

13. The focus of parabola y² = 8x is

(A) (-2, 0)

(B) focus and the vertex

(C) (0, 2)

(D) (0, -2)

Answer: (-2, 0)

14. A chord of the parabola is a focal chord if it passes through ____

(A) the center

(B) the focus

(C) the vertex

(D) None of these

Answer: the focus

15. The length of the latus rectum of the ellipse x² /36 + y² /49 = 1 is

(A) 49/6

(B) 98/6

(C) 36/7

(D) 72/7

Answer: 72/7

16. The equation of parabola with vertex (-2, 1) and focus (-2, 4) is

(A) 10y = x² + 4x + 16

(B) 12y = x² + 4x + 16

(C) 12y = x² + 4x

(D) 12y = x² + 4x + 8

Answer: 12y = x² + 4x + 16

17. The foci of an ellipse are (±2, 0) and its eccentricity is 1/2 then its equation is

(A) x² /12 + y² /16 = 1

(B) x² /16 + y² /12 = 1

(C) x² /4 + y² /12 = 1

(D) x² /12 + y² /4 = 1

Answer: x² /16 + y² /12 = 1

18. If a chord the circle x2 + y2 = 8 makes equal intercepts of lenghtsa on the coordinate axes, then

(A) |a| < 8

(B) |a| < 4

(C) |a| > 4

(D) |a| > 8

Answer: |a| < 4

19. The equation of parabola with vertex at origin the axis is along x-axis and passing through the point (2, 3) is

(A) y² = 9x

(B) y² = 9x/2

(C) y² = 2x

(D) y² = 2x/9

Answer: y² = 9x/2

20. The equation of the circle having radius of 3 units and which touches the y-axis at the origin and lies in the 1st and 4thquadrant is ____.

(A) x² + y² = 9

(B) x² -6x + 6y + y² = 0

(C) x² – 6y + y² = 0

(D) x² – 6x + y² = 0

Answer: x² – 6x + y² = 0

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