Define the collections E 1 , E 2 , E 3 , . . . . of ellipses and R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , . . . . of rectangles as follows: E 1 : x 2 9 + y 2 4 = 1 ; R 1 : rectangle of largest area, with sides parallel to the axes, inscribed in E 1 ; E n : ellipse x 2 a n 2 + y 2 b n 2 = 1 of largest area inscribed in R n - 1 , n > 1 ; R n : rectangle of largest area, with sides parallel to the axes, inscribed in E n , n > 1 . Then which of the following options is/are correct?

∑ n = 1 N a r e a o f R n < 24 , for each positive integer N

The eccentricities of E 18 and E 19 are NOT equal

The distance of a focus from the centre in E 9 is 5 32

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$P (x, y)$ is any point on the ellipse $x^{2} + 4 y^{2} = 1$ . Let $E, F$ be the foci of the ellipse.

What is $P E + P F$ equal to?

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Important Questions on Ellipse

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If a point

P (x, y)

moves along the ellipse

\frac{x^{2}}{25} + \frac{y^{2}}{16} = 1

and if

C

is the centre of the ellipse, then the sum of maximum and minimum values of

C P

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The eccentricity of an ellipse having centre at the origin, axes along the co-ordinate axes and passing through the points

(4, - 1)

and

(- 2, 2)

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Two sets

A

and

B

are as under:

A = \{(a, b) \in R \times R : |a - 5| < 1 and |b - 5| < 1\};

B = \{(a, b) \in R \times R : 4 {(a - 6)}^{2} + 9 {(b - 5)}^{2} \leq 36\} .

Then :

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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

(0,5 \sqrt{3}),

then the length of its latus rectum is:

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An ellipse passes through the foci of the hyperbola,

9 x^{2} - 4 y^{2} = 36

and its major and minor axes lie along the transverse and conjugate axes of the hyperbola respectively. If the product of eccentricities of the two conics is

\frac{1}{2},

then which of the following points does not lie on the ellipse?

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Let

O (0,0)

and

A (0,1)

be two fixed points. Then, the locus of a point

P

such that the perimeter of

Δ A O P

4

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O B

is the semi-minor axis of an ellipse,

F_{1}

and

F_{2}

are its focii and the angle between

F_{1} B

and

F_{2} B

is a right angle, then the square of the eccentricity of the ellipse is

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e_{1}

and

e_{2}

are the eccentricities of the ellipse

\frac{x^{2}}{18} + \frac{y^{2}}{4} = 1

and the hyperbola

\frac{x^{2}}{9} - \frac{y^{2}}{4} = 1

respectively and

(e_{1}, e_{2})

is a point on the ellipse

15 x^{2} + 3 y^{2} = k

, then the value of

k

is equal to

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If the distance between the foci of an ellipse is half the length of its latus rectum, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is:

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If the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse is

4

units and the distance between a focus and its nearest vertex on the major axis is

\frac{3}{2}

units, then its eccentricity 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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Let

S

and

S^{'}

be the foci of an ellipse and

B

be any one of the extremities of its minor axis. If

Δ S^{'} B S

is a right angled triangle with right angle at

B

and area

(Δ S^{'} B S) = 8 sq . units

, then the length of a latus rectum of the ellipse is :

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If the line

x - 2 y = 12

is a tangent to the ellipse

\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}} + \frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}} = 1

at the point

(3, - \frac{9}{2})

, then the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse is

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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

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If the distance between the foci of an ellipse is

6

and the distance between its directrix is

12,

then the length of its latus rectum is

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For some

θ \in (0, \frac{π}{2}),

if the eccentricity of the hyperbola,

x^{2} - y^{2} \sec^{2} θ = 10

\sqrt{5}

times the eccentricity of the ellipse,

x^{2} \sec^{2} θ + y^{2} = 5,

then the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse, is

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The eccentricity of the ellipse

9 x^{2} + 25 y^{2} = 225

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Consider an ellipse, whose center is at the origin and its major axis is along the

x

-axis. If its eccentricity is

\frac{3}{5}

and the distance between its foci is

6

, 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 equation of the circle passing through the foci of the ellipse

\frac{x^{2}}{16} + \frac{y^{2}}{9} = 1

, and having centre at

(0, 3)

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Define the collections

\{E_{1}, E_{2}, E_{3}, . . . .\}

of ellipses and

\{R_{1}, R_{2}, R_{3}, . . . .\}

of rectangles as follows:

E_{1} : \frac{x^{2}}{9} + \frac{y^{2}}{4} = 1;

R_{1} :

rectangle of largest area, with sides parallel to the axes, inscribed in

E_{1};

E_{n} :

ellipse

\frac{x^{2}}{a_{n}^{2}} + \frac{y^{2}}{b_{n}^{2}} = 1

of largest area inscribed in

R_{n - 1}, n > 1;

R_{n} :

rectangle of largest area, with sides parallel to the axes, inscribed in

E_{n}, n > 1 .

Then which of the following options is/are correct?

Px, y is any point on the ellipse x2+4y2=1. Let E, F be the foci of the ellipse. What is PE+PF equal to?

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$P (x, y)$ is any point on the ellipse $x^{2} + 4 y^{2} = 1$ . Let $E, F$ be the foci of the ellipse.

What is $P E + P F$ equal to?