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# RD Sharma solutions for Class 11 Mathematics chapter 26 - Ellipse

## Chapter 26: Ellipse

Ex. 26.10Others

#### Chapter 26: Ellipse Exercise 26.10 solutions [Pages 22 - 23]

Ex. 26.10 | Q 1 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse whose focus is (1, −2), the directrix 3x − 2y + 5 = 0 and eccentricity equal to 1/2.

Ex. 26.10 | Q 2.1 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the case:

focus is (0, 1), directrix is x + y = 0 and e = $\frac{1}{2}$ .

Ex. 26.10 | Q 2.2 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the case:

focus is (−1, 1), directrix is x − y + 3 = 0 and e = $\frac{1}{2}$

Ex. 26.10 | Q 2.3 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the case:

focus is (−2, 3), directrix is 2x + 3y + 4 = 0 and e = $\frac{4}{5}$

Ex. 26.10 | Q 2.4 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the case:

focus is (1, 2), directrix is 3x + 4y − 5 = 0 and e = $\frac{1}{2}$

Ex. 26.10 | Q 3.1 | Page 22

Find the eccentricity, coordinates of foci, length of the latus-rectum of the ellipse:
4x2 + 9y2 = 1

Ex. 26.10 | Q 3.2 | Page 22

Find the eccentricity, coordinates of foci, length of the latus-rectum of the ellipse:

5x2 + 4y2 = 1

Ex. 26.10 | Q 3.3 | Page 22

Find the eccentricity, coordinates of foci, length of the latus-rectum of the ellipse:

4x2 + 3y2 = 1

Ex. 26.10 | Q 3.4 | Page 22

Find the eccentricity, coordinates of foci, length of the latus-rectum of the ellipse:

25x2 + 16y2 = 1600.

Ex. 26.10 | Q 3.5 | Page 22

Find the eccentricity, coordinates of foci, length of the latus-rectum of the ellipse:

9x2 + 25y2 = 225

Ex. 26.10 | Q 4 | Page 22

Find the equation to the ellipse (referred to its axes as the axes of x and y respectively) which passes through the point (−3, 1) and has eccentricity $\sqrt{\frac{2}{5}}$

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.01 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the case:

eccentricity e = $\frac{1}{2}$ and foci (± 2, 0)

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.02 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the case:

eccentricity e = $\frac{2}{3}$ and length of latus rectum = 5

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.03 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the case:

eccentricity e = $\frac{1}{2}$  and semi-major axis = 4

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.04 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the case:

eccentricity e = $\frac{1}{2}$  and major axis = 12

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.05 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the case:

The ellipse passes through (1, 4) and (−6, 1).

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.06 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the case:

Vertices (± 5, 0), foci (± 4, 0)

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.07 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the case:

Vertices (0, ± 13), foci (0, ± 5)

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.08 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the following case:

Vertices (± 6, 0), foci (± 4, 0)

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.09 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the following case:

Ends of major axis (± 3, 0), ends of minor axis (0, ± 2)

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.1 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the following case:

Ends of major axis (0, ±$\sqrt{5}$ ends of minor axis (± 1, 0)

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.11 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the following case:

Length of major axis 26, foci (± 5, 0)

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.12 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the following case:

Length of minor axis 16 foci (0, ± 6)

Ex. 26.10 | Q 5.13 | Page 22

Find the equation of the ellipse in the following case:

Foci (± 3, 0), a = 4

Ex. 26.10 | Q 6 | Page 23

Find the equation of the ellipse whose foci are (4, 0) and (−4, 0), eccentricity = 1/3.

Ex. 26.10 | Q 7 | Page 23

Find the equation of the ellipse in the standard form whose minor axis is equal to the distance between foci and whose latus-rectum is 10.

Ex. 26.10 | Q 8 | Page 23

Find the equation of the ellipse whose centre is (−2, 3) and whose semi-axis are 3 and 2 when major axis is (i) parallel to x-axis (ii) parallel to y-axis.

Ex. 26.10 | Q 9.1 | Page 23

Find the eccentricity of an ellipse whose latus rectum is  half of its minor axis

Ex. 26.10 | Q 9.2 | Page 23

Find the eccentricity of an ellipse whose latus rectum is  half of its major axis.

Ex. 26.10 | Q 10.1 | Page 23

Find the centre, the lengths of the axes, eccentricity, foci of the following ellipse:

x2 + 2y2 − 2x + 12y + 10 = 0

Ex. 26.10 | Q 10.2 | Page 23

Find the centre, the lengths of the axes, eccentricity, foci of the following ellipse:

x2 + 4y2 − 4x + 24y + 31 = 0

Ex. 26.10 | Q 10.3 | Page 23

Find the centre, the lengths of the axes, eccentricity, foci of the following ellipse:

4x2 + y2 − 8x + 2y + 1 = 0

Ex. 26.10 | Q 10.4 | Page 23

Find the centre, the lengths of the axes, eccentricity, foci of the following ellipse:

3x2 + 4y2 − 12x − 8y + 4 = 0

Ex. 26.10 | Q 10.5 | Page 23

Find the centre, the lengths of the axes, eccentricity, foci of the following ellipse:

4x2 + 16y2 − 24x − 32y − 12 = 0

Ex. 26.10 | Q 10.6 | Page 23

Find the centre, the lengths of the axes, eccentricity, foci of the following ellipse:

x2 + 4y2 − 2x = 0

Ex. 26.10 | Q 11 | Page 23

Find the equation of an ellipse whose foci are at (± 3, 0) and which passes through (4, 1).

Ex. 26.10 | Q 12 | Page 23

Find the equation of an ellipse whose eccentricity is 2/3, the latus-rectum is 5 and the centre is at the origin.

Ex. 26.10 | Q 13 | Page 23

Find the equation of an ellipse with its foci on y-axis, eccentricity 3/4, centre at the origin and passing through (6, 4).

Ex. 26.10 | Q 14 | Page 23

Find the equation of an ellipse whose axes lie along coordinate axes and which passes through (4, 3) and (−1, 4).

Ex. 26.10 | Q 15 | Page 23

Find the equation of an ellipse whose axes lie along the coordinate axes, which passes through the point (−3, 1) and has eccentricity equal to $\sqrt{2/5}$

Ex. 26.10 | Q 16 | Page 23

Find the equation of an ellipse, the distance between the foci is 8 units and the distance between the directrices is 18 units.

Ex. 26.10 | Q 17 | Page 23

Find the equation of an ellipse whose vertices are (0, ± 10) and eccentricity e = $\frac{4}{5}$

Ex. 26.10 | Q 18 | Page 23

A rod of length 12 m moves with its ends always touching the coordinate axes. Determine the equation of the locus of a point P on the rod, which is 3 cm from the end in contact with x-axis.

Ex. 26.10 | Q 19 | Page 23

Find the equation of the set of all points whose distances from (0, 4) are$\frac{2}{3}$ of their distances from the line y = 9.

#### Chapter 26: Ellipse solutions [Page 27]

Q 1 | Page 27

If the lengths of semi-major and semi-minor axes of an ellipse are 2 and $\sqrt{3}$ and their corresponding equations are y − 5 = 0 and x + 3 = 0, then write the equation of the ellipse.

Q 2 | Page 27

Write the eccentricity of the ellipse 9x2 + 5y2 − 18x − 2y − 16 = 0.

Q 3 | Page 27

Write the centre and eccentricity of the ellipse 3x2 + 4y2 − 6x + 8y − 5 = 0.

Q 4 | Page 27

PSQ is a focal chord of the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 36 such that SP = 4. If S' is the another focus, write the value of S'Q

Q 5 | Page 27

Write the eccentricity of an ellipse whose latus-rectum is one half of the minor axis.

Q 6 | Page 27

If the distance between the foci of an ellipse is equal to the length of the latus-rectum, write the eccentricity of the ellipse.

Q 7 | Page 27

If S and S' are two foci of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ and B is an end of the minor axis such that ∆BSS' is equilateral, then write the eccentricity of the ellipse.

Q 8 | Page 27

If the minor axis of an ellipse subtends an equilateral triangle with vertex at one end of major axis, then write the eccentricity of the ellipse.

Q 9 | Page 27

If a latus rectum of an ellipse subtends a right angle at the centre of the ellipse, then write the eccentricity of the ellipse.

#### Chapter 26: Ellipse solutions [Pages 27 - 29]

Q 1 | Page 27

For the ellipse 12x2 + 4y2 + 24x − 16y + 25 = 0

• centre is (−1, 2)

•  lengths of the axes are $\sqrt{3}$ and 1

• eccentricity = sqrt(2/3)

• all of these

Q 2 | Page 28

The equation of the ellipse with focus (−1, 1), directrix x − y + 3 = 0 and eccentricity 1/2 is

Q 3 | Page 28

The equation of the circle drawn with the two foci of $\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ as the end-points of a diameter is

• x2 + y2 = a2 + b2

• x2 + y2 = a2

• x2 + y2 = 2a2

• x2 + y2 = a2 − b2

Q 4 | Page 28

The eccentricity of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ if its latus rectum is equal to one half of its minor axis, is

• $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

• $\frac{1}{2}$

• none of these

Q 5 | Page 28

The eccentricity of the ellipse, if the distance between the foci is equal to the length of the latus-rectum, is

• $\frac{\sqrt{5} - 1}{2}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{2}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{5} - 1}{4}$

• none of these

Q 6 | Page 28

The eccentricity of the ellipse, if the minor axis is equal to the distance between the foci, is

• $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

• $\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$

• $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}$

Q 7 | Page 28

The difference between the lengths of the major axis and the latus-rectum of an ellipse is

• ae

• 2ae

• ae2

• 2ae2

Q 8 | Page 28

The eccentricity of the conic 9x2 + 25y2 = 225 is

• 2/5

• 4/5

• 1/3

• 1/5

• 3/5

Q 9 | Page 28

The latus-rectum of the conic 3x2 + 4y2 − 6x + 8y − 5 = 0 is

• 3

• $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

• $\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$

• none of these

Q 10 | Page 28

The equations of the tangents to the ellipse 9x2 + 16y2 = 144 from the point (2, 3) are

•  y = 3, x = 5

•  x = 2, y = 3

• x = 3, y = 2

•  x + y = 5, y = 3

Q 11 | Page 28

The eccentricity of the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 + 8x + 36y + 4 = 0 is

• $\frac{5}{6}$

• $\frac{3}{5}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}$

Q 12 | Page 28

The eccentricity of the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 36 is

• $\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}$

• $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{5}}{6}$

Q 13 | Page 28

The eccentricity of the ellipse 5x2 + 9y2 = 1 is

• 2/3

•  3/4

• 4/5

• 1/2

Q 14 | Page 28

For the ellipse x2 + 4y2 = 9

• the eccentricity is 1/2

• the latus-rectum is 3/2

• a focus is $\left( 3\sqrt{3}, 0 \right)$

•  a directrix is x = $- 2\sqrt{3}$

Q 15 | Page 29

If the latus rectum of an ellipse is one half of its minor axis, then its eccentricity is

• $\frac{1}{2}$

• $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}$

Q 16 | Page 29

An ellipse has its centre at (1, −1) and semi-major axis = 8 and it passes through the point (1, 3). The equation of the ellipse is

• $\frac{\left( x + 1 \right)^2}{64} + \frac{\left( y + 1 \right)^2}{16} = 1$

• $\frac{\left( x - 1 \right)^2}{64} + \frac{\left( y + 1 \right)^2}{16} = 1$

• $\frac{\left( x - 1 \right)^2}{16} + \frac{\left( y + 1 \right)^2}{64} = 1$

• $\frac{\left( x + 1 \right)^2}{64} + \frac{\left( y - 1 \right)^2}{16} = 1$

Q 17 | Page 29

The sum of the focal distances of any point on the ellipse 9x2 + 16y2 = 144 is

• 32

• 18

• 16

• 8

Q 18 | Page 29

If (2, 4) and (10, 10) are the ends of a latus-rectum of an ellipse with eccentricity 1/2, then the length of semi-major axis is

• 20/3

• 15/3

• 40/3

• none of these

Q 19 | Page 29

The equation $\frac{x^2}{2 - \lambda} + \frac{y^2}{\lambda - 5} + 1 = 0$ represents an ellipse, if

•  λ < 5

• λ < 2

• 2 < λ < 5

• λ < 2 or λ > 5

Q 20 | Page 29

The eccentricity of the ellipse 9x2 + 25y2 − 18x − 100y − 116 = 0, is

• 25/16

• 4/5

• 16/25

• 5/4

Q 21 | Page 29

If the major axis of an ellipse is three times the minor axis, then its eccentricity is equal to

• $\frac{1}{3}$

• $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

• $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$

• $\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}$

• $\frac{2}{3\sqrt{2}}$

Q 22 | Page 29

The eccentricity of the ellipse 25x2 + 16y2 = 400 is

• 3/5

• 1/3

•  2/5

• 1/5

Q 23 | Page 29

The eccentricity of the ellipse 5x2 + 9y2 = 1 is

• 2/3

• 3/4

•  4/5

• 1/2

Q 24 | Page 29

The eccentricity of the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 36 is

• $\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}$

• $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}$

• $\frac{\sqrt{5}}{6}$

Ex. 26.10Others

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