Definitions and Terms In Ellipse

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Definitions and Terms In Ellipse: Overview

The topic will talk about the definitions and terms in an ellipse. We will understand the meanings of different terms such as major axes, minor axes, directrix and many more. It discusses these concepts along with their equations.

Important Questions on Definitions and Terms In Ellipse

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Find the equation of the directrix of the ellipse x216+y29=1

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Find the equation of the directrix of the ellipse x2100+y236=1

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Find the equation of the diameter of an ellipse 2x2+3y2=6 conjugate to the diameter 3y+2x=0

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Find the equation of the diameter of an ellipse 3x2+4y2=5 conjugate to the diameter y+3x=0

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Let x2a2+y2b2=1(b<a), be an ellipse with major axis AB and minor axis CD. Let F1 and F2 be its two foci, with A,F1, F2, B in that order on the segment AB. Suppose F1CB=90°. The eccentricity of the ellipse is

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If a tangent to the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1, whose centre is C, meets the major and the minor axes at M and N respectively then a2CM2+b2CN2 is equal to

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Find the equation of the ellipse in the standard form whose distance between foci is 2 and the length of latus rectum is 152.

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S and T are the foci of the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1 and B is an end of the minor axis. If STB is an equilateral triangle, then eccentricity of the ellipse is

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Let x2=4ky,k>0 be a parabola with vertex A. Let BC be its latusrectum. An ellipse with centre on BC touches the parabola at A, and cuts BC at points D and E such that BD=DE=EC (B, D, E, C in that order). The eccentricity of the ellipse is

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Let x2a2+y2b2=1,a>b be an ellipse with foci F1 and F2 Let AO be its semi-minor axis, where O is the centre of the ellipse. The lines AF1 and AF2, when extended, cut the ellipse again at points B and C respectively. Suppose that the ΔABC is equilateral. Then, the eccentricity of the ellipse is

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If the latus rectum of an ellipse is equal to half of minor axis, then find the value of k, if its eccentricity is k2

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The eccentricity of an ellipse if it has OB as semi-minor axis, F and F' as it's foci and the angle FBF is a right angle is:

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The eccentricity of ellipse 14x2-4xy+11y2=60 will be equal to Question ImageQuestion ImageQuestion Image

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If ax2+y2+2y+1=x-2y+32 is an ellipse and ab,, then the value of b is _________.

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A parabola is drawn with focus at one of the foci of the ellipse x2a+y2b=1 , where a>b, and directrix passing through the other focus and perpendicular to the major axis of the ellipse. If the latus rectum of the ellipse and that of the parabola are same, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is:

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An ellipse passing through 42, 26 has foci at -4, 0 and 4, 0 . Then, its eccentricity is

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If x1, y1 is a point on the ellipse b2 x2+a2 y2=a2 b2 then the area of ΔSPS= 

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In an ellipse the distance between its foci is 6 and its minor axis is 8. Then its eccentricity is

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The length of the latus-rectum of the ellipse 5x2+9y2=45  is

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AB is a diameter of x2+ 9y2=25 . The eccentric angle of A is π/6. Then the eccentric angle of B is -