The eccentricity of the conic 3x2 + 4y2 = 24 is
1/4
7/4
1/2
The eccentricity of an ellipse whose latus rectum is half of its major axis is
1/√2
√3/2
None of these
A circle is a limiting case of an ellipse whose eccentricity
tends to a
tends to b
tends to 0
tends to a + b
The sum of distance of any point on the ellipse 3x2 + 4y2 = 24 from its foci is.
8 √2
4 √2
16 √2
The equation ax2 + 2 hxy + by2 + 2 gx + 2 fy + c = 0 represents an ellipse if
Δ 0, h2 < ab
Δ ≠ 0, h2 < ab
Δ ≠ 0, h2 > ab
Δ ≠ 0, h2 = ab
The latus rectum of the ellipse 5x2 + 9y2 = 45 is
10/3
5/3
5√5/3
10√5/3
The equation of the ellipse with foci at (± 3, 0) and vertices at (± 5, 0) is
For the ellipse , the latus rectum is
1
2
4
The line x cos α + y sin α = P is tangent to the ellipse if
a2 cos2 α - b2 sin2 α = P2
a2 sin2 α + b2 cos2 α = P2
a2cos2 α + b2 sin2 α = P2
a2cos2 α + b2 sin2 α = P
For the ellipse , the foci are
(± 1, 0)
(0, ± 1)
(± 1/√2, 0)
(± 1/2 , 0)
