Interaction between Ellipse and a Line

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Interaction between Ellipse and a Line: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Ellipse and a Line, Position of a Line with Respect to a Ellipse, Condition for Tangency to Ellipse & Image of an Ellipse in a Line Mirror etc.

Important Questions on Interaction between Ellipse and a Line

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If a line px+qy=12 is a tangent to the ellipse 4x2+9y2=16, then pq can not be equal to :

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If the line y=2x+c touches the ellipse x28+y24=1, then c=

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The number of possible tangents which can be drawn to the curve 4x2-9y2=36, which are perpendicular to the straight line 5x+2y-10=0 is

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On the ellipse x218+y28=1, then Find the point M nearest to the line 2 x-3 y+25=0.

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A line perpendicular to the join of the points 113, 0 and 0, 114, and which is tangent to the ellipse x29+y24=1 is ____.

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Cotyledons are also called-

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An equilateral triangle is inscribed in the ellipse whose equation is x2+4y2=4. One vertex of the triangle is 0,1 and one altitude is contained in the y-axis. If the length of each side is k3 units, then k is

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The tangents at the extremities of the latus rectum of the ellipse 3x2+4y2=12 form a rhombus PQRS. Area (in sq. units) of the rhombus PQRS outside the ellipse is equal to

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The values that m can take so that the straight line y=4x+m touches the curve x2+4y2=4 is

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The line x=at2, meets the ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1 in the real points, if

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The line passing through the extremity A of the major axis and extremity B of the minor axis of the ellipse x2+9y2=9 meets its auxiliary circle at the point M. Then, the area of the triangle with vertices at A, M and the origin O is

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Equation of tangents to the ellipse x29+y24=1, which are perpendicular to the line 3x+4y=7, are

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Equation of tangents to the ellipse x29+y24=1, which are perpendicular to the line 3x+4y=7, are

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Let AOB be the positive quadrant of ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1, where OA=a & OB=b. Then the area enclosed by the line bx+ay-ab=0 and the ellipse is

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Equation of tangents to the ellipse x29+y24=1, which are perpendicular to the line 3x+4y=7, are

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Equation of tangents to the ellipse x29+y24=1, which are perpendicular to the line 3x+4y=7, are

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The number of values of c such that the straight line y=4x+c touches the curve x24+y2=1 is