List of top Mathematics Questions on Conic sections

If the line $ax + 4y = \sqrt{7}$, where $a \in \mathbb{R}$, touches the ellipse $3x^2 + 4y^2 = 1$ at the point $P$ in the first quadrant, then one of the focal distances of $P$ is :

Let mirror image of parabola $x^2 = 4y$ in the line $x-y=1$ be $(y+a)^2 = b(x-c)$. Then the value of $(a+b+c)$ is

Let $(h,k)$ lie on the circle $C:x^2+y^2=4$ and the point $(2h+1,\,3k+2)$ lie on an ellipse with eccentricity $e$. Then the value of $\dfrac{5}{e^2}$ is equal to

Let f be a twice differentiable non-negative function such that \((f(x))^2 = 25 + \int_0^x ( f(t)^2 + (f'(t))^2 ) dt\). Then the mean of \(f(\log_2(1)), f(\log_2(2)), \dots, f(\log_2(625))\) is equal to :

Let \( y^2 = 16x \), from point \( (16, 16) \) a focal chord is passing. Point \( (\alpha, \beta) \) divides the focal chord in the ratio 2:3, then the minimum value of \( \alpha + \beta \) is:

Ellipse \( E: \frac{x^2}{36} + \frac{y^2}{25} = 1 \), A hyperbola confocal with ellipse \( E \) and eccentricity of hyperbola is equal to 5. The length of latus rectum of hyperbola is, if principle axis of hyperbola is x-axis?

Consider an ellipse \[ E_1:\ \frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1 \ (a>b) \quad \text{and} \quad E_2:\ \frac{x^2}{A^2}+\frac{y^2}{B^2}=1 \ (B>A), \] where $e=\dfrac{4}{5}$ for both the curves and $\ell_1$ is the length of latus rectum of $E_1$ and $\ell_2$ is the length of latus rectum of $E_2$. Let the distance between the foci of the first curve be $8$. Find the distance between the foci of the second curve. (Given $2\ell_1^2=9\ell_2$).

The eccentricity of the hyperbola which passes through the points $(3, 0)$ and $(3\sqrt{2}, 2)$ is \dots

If the percentage error in the radius of a circle is 3, then the percentage error in its area is

The number of common tangents that can be drawn to the curves $\frac{x^2}{16}-\frac{y^2}{9}=1$ and $x^2+y^2=16$ is

The ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ ($b>a$) is an ellipse with eccentricity $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$. If the angle of intersection between the ellipse and parabola $y^2=4ax$ is $\theta$, then the coordinates of the point $\frac{20}{3}$ on the ellipse is

The circumcenter of the equilateral triangle having the three points $\theta_1, \theta_2, \theta_3$ lying on the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ as its vertices is $(r,s)$. Then the average of $\cos(\theta_1-\theta_2), \cos(\theta_2-\theta_3)$ and $\cos(\theta_3-\theta_1)$ is

The normal at a point on the parabola $y^2=4x$ passes through a point P. Two more normals to this parabola also pass through P. If the centroid of the triangle formed by the feet of these three normals is G(2,0), then the abscissa of P is

If the angle between the tangents drawn to the parabola $y^2=4x$ from the points on the line $4x-y=0$ is $\frac{\pi}{3}$, then the sum of the abscissae of all such points is

A(2,0), B(0,2), C(-2,0) are three points. Let a, b, c be the perpendicular distances from a variable point P on to the lines AB, BC and CA respectively. If a, b, c are in arithmetic progression, then the locus of P is

If the point P($x_1, y_1$) lying on the curve $y = x^2-x+1$ is the closest point to the line $y = x-3$ then the perpendicular distance from P to the line $3x+4y-2=0$ is

Let P, Q, R, S be the points of intersection of the circle $x^2 + y^2 = 4$ and the hyperbola $xy = \sqrt{3}$. If P = $(\alpha,\beta)$ and $\alpha>\beta>0$, then the equation of the tangent drawn at P to the hyperbola is

The length of the chord of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{4} + y^2 = 1$ formed on the line $y = x+1$ is

If the perpendicular distance from the focus of an ellipse $\frac{x^2}{9} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1$ ($b<3$) to its corresponding directrix is $\frac{4}{\sqrt{5}}$, then the slope of the tangent to this ellipse drawn at $(\frac{3}{\sqrt{2}}, \frac{b}{\sqrt{2}})$ is

If $m_1$ and $m_2$ are the slopes of the tangents drawn from the point (1,4) to the parabola $y^2 = 11x$ then $2(m_1^2 + m_2^2) =$

The number of normals that can be drawn through the point (2,0) to the parabola $y^2 = 7x$ is

A straight line passing through a point (3,2) cuts X and Y-axes at the points A and B respectively. If a point P divides AB in the ratio 2:3, then the equation of the locus of point P is

The sum of two nonzero numbers is 4. The minimum value of the sum of their reciprocals is

The line passing through the points \( (a, 1, 6) \) and \( (3, 4, b) \) crosses the \( yz \)-plane at \( (0, \frac{17}{2}, -\frac{13}{2}) \), then the value of \( (3a + 4b) \) is