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Question

If the co-ordinates of two points A and B are (7,0) and  (-7,0) respectively and P is any point on the conic, 9x2+16y2=144, then PA+PB is equal to :

JEE Main 2020 (05 Sep Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 16
  • B: 8
  • C: 6
  • D: 9
Explaination

Question

If the normal at an end of latus rectum of an ellipse passes through an extremity of the minor axis, then the eccentricity e of the ellipse satisfies :

JEE Main 2020 (06 Sep Shift 2)

Options

  • A: e4+2e2-1=0
  • B: e2+e-1=0
  • C: e4+e2-1=0
  • D: e2+2e-1=0
Explaination

Question

A ray of light through 2,1 is reflected at a point P on the y- axis and then passes through the point 5,3. If this reflected ray is the directrix of an ellipse with eccentricity 13 and the distance of the nearer focus from this directrix is 853, then the equation of the other directrix can be:

JEE Main 2021 (27 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 11x+7y+8=0 or 11x+7y-15=0
  • B: 11x-7y-8=0 or 11x+7y+15=0
  • C: 2x-7y+29=0 or 2x-7y-7=0
  • D: 2x-7y-39=0 or 2x-7y-7=0
Explaination

Question

Let an ellipse E:x2a2+y2 b2=1,a2>b2, passes through 32,1 and has eccentricity 13. If a circle, centered at focus F(α,0),α>0, of E and radius 23, intersects E at two points P and Q, then PQ2 is equal to :

JEE Main 2021 (25 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 83
  • B: 43
  • C: 163
  • D: 3
Explaination

Question

The locus of mid-points of the line segments joining -3,-5 and the points on the ellipse x24+y29=1 is :

JEE Main 2021 (31 Aug Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 36x2+16y2+90x+56y+145=0
  • B: 36x2+16y2+108x+80y+145=0
  • C: 9x2+4y2+18x+8y+145=0
  • D: 36x2+16y2+72x+32y+145=0
Explaination

Question

The locus of the mid-point of the line segment joining the point 4,3 and the points on the ellipse x2+2y2=4 is an ellipse with eccentricity

JEE Main 2022 (26 Jun Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 32
  • B: 122
  • C: 12
  • D: 12
Explaination

Question

Let PQ be a focal chord of the parabola y2=4x such that it subtends an angle of π2 at the point 3,0. Let the line segment PQ be also a focal chord of the ellipse E:x2a2+y2 b2=1,a2>b2. If e is the eccentricity of the ellipse E, then the value of 1e2 is equal to

JEE Main 2022 (29 Jun Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 1+2
  • B: 3+22
  • C: 1+23
  • D: 4+53
Explaination

Question

Let
S=x,y×:9x-32+16y-42144
and T=x,y×:x-72+y-4236
The nST is equal to ______.

JEE Main 2022 (29 Jul Shift 2)

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Explaination

Question

Let P237, 67, Q, R and S be four points on the ellipse 9x2+4y2=36. Let PQ and RS be mutually perpendicular and pass through the origin. If 1PQ2+1RS2=pq, where p and q are coprime, then p+q is equal to

JEE Main 2023 (12 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 147
  • B: 143
  • C: 137
  • D: 157
Explaination

Question

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 $\frac{x^2}{a}+\frac{y^2}{b}=1$, then $8 \mathrm{e}^2+l^2$ is equal to.

JEE Main 2024 (09 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 8
  • B: 16
  • C: 6
  • D: 12
Explaination

Question

Let P be a point on the ellipse x29+y24=1. Let the line passing through P and parallel to y-axis meet the circle x2+y2=9 at point Q such that P and Q are on the same side of the x-axis. Then, the eccentricity of the locus of the point R on PQ such that PR:RQ=4:3 as P moves on the ellipse, is:

JEE Main 2024 (01 Feb Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 1119
  • B: 1321
  • C: 13923
  • D: 137
Explaination

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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 $\mathrm{AB}$ 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

JEE Main 2024 (05 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 11
  • B: 10
  • C: 12
  • D: 13
Explaination

Question

The length of the chord of the ellipse x225+y216=1, whose mid point is 1,25, is equal to:

JEE Main 2024 (27 Jan Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 16915
  • B: 20095
  • C: 17415
  • D: 15415
Explaination

Question

Let A(α,0) and B(0,β) be the points on the line 5x+7y=50. Let the point P divide the line segment AB internally in the ratio 7: 3. Let 3x-25=0 be a directrix of the ellipse E:x2a2+y2b2=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

JEE Main 2024 (30 Jan Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 253
  • B: 329
  • C: 259
  • D: 325
Explaination

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