Basics of Ellipse

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Basics of Ellipse: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Ellipse, Ellipse as a Conic Section, Ellipse as Locus of Point Having Constant Ratio between Distances from a Point and a Line, Second Degree General Equation and Ellipse, Standard Equation of Ellipse, etc.

Important Questions on Basics of Ellipse

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Px, y is any point on the ellipse x2+4y2=1. Let E, F be the foci of the ellipse.

Consider the following points :

1. 32, 0

2. 32, 14

3. 32, -14

Which of the above points lie on latus rectum of ellipse?

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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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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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If e is the eccentricity of the ellipse 4x2+9y2+8x+36y+4=0, then e=

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

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If the length of the latus-rectum of an ellipse is equal to the length of its semi-minor axis, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is

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The parametric equation of the ellipse x2+4y2-4x-8y+4=0 is

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The curve represented by the parametric equation x=2cos t+sin t; y=5cos t-sin t is

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If the distance between two foci is same as the length of a latus-rectum of an ellipse, then the ellipse has the eccentricity e=

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The equation of the auxiliary circle of the ellipse 9x2+4y2-24x-36y+36=0 is

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If the coordinates of the centre of the circle passing through the foci of the ellipse x216+y29=1 are (0, 3), the radius of the circle is

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The eccentric angle of a point in the first quadrant, which lies on the ellipse x2+3y2=6 and is 2 unit away from the centre of the ellipse is

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If the length of the semi major axis is the same as the distance between two foci of an ellipse, then its eccentricity e=

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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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Let P be a variable point on the ellipse x25+23+y215=1 with foci F1 & F2. If the maximum area of the triangle PF1F2 is equal to one third the area of the ellipse. The eccentricity of the ellipse is

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Find the equation of ellipse with centre at origin, major axis on the x-axis and satisfying 
Length of major axis =8 and eccentricity=12

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Find the equation of ellipse having foci at (±3,0), passing through (4,1).

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Find the equation of ellipse having foci at (0,±4), e=45.

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Find the equation of ellipse satisfying that the vertices at (0,±10),e=45

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Find the co-ordinates of the foci of the ellipse x236+y249=1