NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 11 - Mathematics - Chapter 11: CONIC SECTIONS
Objective Type Question

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Question.  47

The area of the circle centred at (1, 2) and passing through (4, 6) is

(a)

(b)

10π

(c)

25π

(d)

none of these

Question.  48

Equation of a circle which passes through (3, 6) and touches the axes is

(a)

x² + y² + 6x + 6y + 3 = 0

(b)

x² + y² − 6x − 6y − 9 = 0

(c)

x² + y² − 6x − 6y = 0

(d)

none of these

Question.  49

Equation of the circle with centre on the y-axis and passing through the origin and the point (2, 3) is

(a)

x² + y² + 13y = 0

(b)

3x² + 3y² + 13x + 3 = 0

(c)

6x² + 6y² − 13x = 0

(d)

x² + y² + 13x + 3 = 0

Question.  50

The equation of a circle with origin as centre and passing through the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose median is of length 3a is

(a)

x² + y² = 9a²

(b)

x² + y² = 16a²

(c)

x² + y² = 4a²

(d)

x² + y² = a²

Question.  51

If the focus of a parabola is (0, −3) and its directrix is y = 3, then its equation is

(a)

x² = −12y

(b)

x² = 12y

(c)

y² = −12x

(d)

y² = 12x

Question.  52

If the parabola y² = 4ax passes through the point (3, 2), then the length of its latus rectum is

(a)

2/3

(b)

4/3

(c)

1/3

(d)

4

Question.  53

If the vertex of the parabola is the point (−3, 0) and the directrix is the line x + 5 = 0, then its equation is

(a)

y² = 8(x + 3)

(b)

x² = 8(y + 3)

(c)

y² = −8(x + 3)

(d)

y² = 8(x + 5)

Question.  54

The equation of the ellipse whose focus is (1, −1), the directrix the line x − y − 3 = 0 and eccentricity \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) is

(a)

7x² + 2xy + 7y² − 10x + 10y + 7 = 0

(b)

7x² + 2xy + 7y² + 7 = 0

(c)

7x² + 2xy + 7y² + 10x − 10y − 7 = 0

(d)

none

Question.  55

The length of the latus rectum of the ellipse 3x² + y² = 12 is

(a)

4

(b)

3

(c)

8

(d)

4/√3

Question.  56

If e is the eccentricity of the ellipse \(\dfrac{x²}{a²} + \dfrac{y²}{b²} = 1\) (a < b), then

(a)

b² = a²(1 − e²)

(b)

a² = b²(1 − e²)

(c)

a² = b²(e² − 1)

(d)

b² = a²(e² − 1)

Question.  57

The eccentricity of the hyperbola whose latus rectum is 8 and conjugate axis is equal to half of the distance between the foci is

(a)

4/3

(b)

4/√3

(c)

2/√3

(d)

none of these

Question.  58

The distance between the foci of a hyperbola is 16 and its eccentricity is \(\sqrt{2}\). Its equation is

(a)

x² − y² = 32

(b)

x²/4 − y²/9 = 1

(c)

2x − 3y² = 7

(d)

none of these

Question.  59

Equation of the hyperbola with eccentricity \(\dfrac{3}{2}\) and foci at (±2, 0) is

(a)

x²/4 − y²/5 = 4/9

(b)

x²/9 − y²/9 = 4/9

(c)

x²/4 − y²/9 = 1

(d)

none of these

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