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 Line, Standard Equation of Ellipse, Terms Related to Ellipse, Eccentricity of an Ellipse, etc.

Important Questions on Basics of Ellipse

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The foci of the ellipse 16x2+25y2=400 are -

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Find the length of the focal chord of the ellipse x242+y232=1, which is inclined to the major axis at angle 60°.

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Find the length of the focal chord of the ellipse x232+y222=1, which is inclined to the major axis at angle 60°.

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Find the length of the focal chord of the ellipse x232+y222=1, which is inclined to the major axis at angle 30°.

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Find the length of the focal chord of the ellipse x232+y222=1, which is inclined to the major axis at angle 45°.

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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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Find the equation of the ellipse which passes through the points (-3, 1) and (2, -2), whose center lies at (0, 0) and major axis lies along the x-axis.

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The point (1, 3) with respect to the ellipse 4x2+9y2-16x-54y+61=0 lies _______

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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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Eccentricity of an ellipse is 23, and length of its latus rectum is minimum value of the function, fλ=λ2-4λ3+409, then the area (in sq. unit) of ellipse is

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A variable point P moves in xy plane such that the sum of its distances from the points 21,0 & -21,0 is 10 and the line y=2x+c always touch the path of the point P, then the value of c is

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The equation of an ellipse whose endpoints of the minor axis coincides with the foci of the ellipse x216+y29=1 and the length of the major axis is equal to the diameter of the auxiliary circle of the ellipse x216+y23=1 is 

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

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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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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