Basics of Ellipse
Basics of Ellipse: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Ellipse, Ellipse as a Conic Section, Chords of an Ellipse & Equation of Chord Joining Two Points of Ellipse etc.
Important Questions on Basics of Ellipse
If and are the foci of the ellipse and is any point on it, then range of values of is

Let and be the eccentricity of the ellipse ; and ; respectively, then

Given points on an ellipse satisfy , the minimum of is


Consider two concentric circles and . A parabola is drawn through the points where meets -axis and having arbitrary tangent of as its directrix. The focus of the parabola always lies on

Let the two concentric ellipses be such that foci of one be on the other and the angle between their principal axes is . If the eccentricity of one ellipse is , then the eccentricity of other ellipse is

If an ellipse has its foci at and and its length of the latus rectum is , then the equation of the ellipse is

The distance between the directrices of the ellipse is

If and are foci of ellipse and is any point on it, then

In the ellipse , the lines joining the ends of the minor axis to one of the focus are at right angles. Also, the distance between the focus and the nearer vertex is . Then the value of is

Let and be the extremities of a focal chord of the ellipse one of whose foci is at . Show that .

If two concentric ellipses be such that the foci of one lie on the other and if and be their eccentricities, show that their axes are inclined at an angle .

Find the length of the chord intercepeted by the ellipse on the line .

Find the eccentricity of the ellipse which meets the straight line on the -axis and the straight line on the -axis, and whose axes are along the axes of co-ordinates.

A chord of the ellipse subtends a right angle at . The eccentric angles of the end points of the chord are and ; Prove that .

Find the eccentricity of the curve represented by .

Find the length of latus rectum of the ellipse .

Find the eccentricity of the ellipse, if the minor axis is equal to the distance between the foci.

Find the eccentricity of the ellipse, if the distance between the foci is equal to the length of latus rectum.

Find the eccentricity of the ellipse if its latus rectum is equal to one-half of its minor axis.
