Basics of Conic Section

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Basics of Conic Section: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Conic Section, General Equation of a Conic Section, Classification of Conic Sections, Classification of Conic Based on Plane and Cone, Classification of Conic Based on Eccentricity, etc.

Important Questions on Basics of Conic Section

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What type of conic section following quadratic form represent?

Q17x12-30x1x2+17x22=128

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Identify the conic section generated when a plane parallel to the axis of cone intersects the solid cone.

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Identify the conic section which represents the given equation:

16x2+8xy+y2-74x-78y+212=0

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Identify the conic section represented by the given equation:

x2+4xy+y2-2x+2y-6=0

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Identify the conic section which represents the given equation:

8x2+4xy+5y2-24x-24y=0

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Identify the conic section which represents the given equation:

16x2+8xy+y2-74x-78y+212=0

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STATEMENT-1 : If the distances of a point 'P' from the line x+y+2=0 and point (3,4) are same then the locus of 'P' will be a parabola.

and  STATEMENT-2 : If the distances of a point 'P' from a fixed line and a fixed point are same then the locus of 'P' will be a parabola.

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Identify the conic section of the following equation:

16x2+8xy+y2-74x-78y+212=0

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Identify the conic section of the following equation:

x2+4xy+y2-2x+2y-6=0

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Identify the conic section of the following equation:

x2+4xy+y2-2x+2y-6=0

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Identify the conic section of the following equation:

8x2+4xy+5y2-24x-24y=0

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Identify the conic section of the following equation:

16x2+8xy+y2-74x-78y+212=0

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Statement 1: If the equation of a conic section is x21-r-y21+r=1, r>1 Then it represents a circle
Statement 2: A Conic section with eccentricity e=0 is a circle.

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The equation of the hyperbola of given transverse axis, whose vertex bisects the distance between the centre and the focus, is given by

(Assume the equation of hyperbola as x2a2-y2b2=1)

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The locus of the point of contact of tangents drawn from a given point to a system of confocal ellipse is a cubic curve, which passes through the given point and the foci. If the given point be on the major axis, select the correct option in which the cubic reduces to a circle.

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Equation ax2 + 2hxy+by2+2gx+2fy+c=0(abc+2fgh-af2- bg2 - ch2 0) represents a parabola, if

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Cotyledons are also called-

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The equation x2-2xy+y2+3x+2  represents

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The second degree equation

x2+ 4y2+ 2x + 16y +13=0 represent itself as -

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Statement-1: If the distances of a point 'P' from the line x+y+2=0 and point (3,4) are same then the locus of 'P' will be a parabola.

Statement-2: In 2-dimensional geometry, if the distances of a point 'P' from a fixed line and a fixed point are same then the locus of 'P' will be a parabola.