EXERCISE - 01 APPETIZERS
SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE (ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER)
1. Latus rectum of the parabola whose focus is (3, 4) and whose tangent at vertex has the equation
x + y = 7 5 2 is -
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 15
2. Directrix of a parabola is x + y = 2. If it's focus is origin, then latus rectum of the parabola is equal to -
(A) 2 units (B) 2 units (C) 2 2 units (D) 4 units
3. Which one of the following equations represents parametrically, parabolic profile ?
t
(A) x = 3 cos t ; y = 4 sint (B) x2 – 2 = –cost ; y = 4 cos2
2
t t
(C) x tan t ; y sec t (D) x 1 sin t ; y sin cos
2 2
4. Let C be a circle and L a line on the same plane such that C and L do not intersect. Let P be a moving point
such that the circle drawn with centre at P to touch L also touches C. Then the locus of P is -
(A) a straight line parallel to L not intersecting C
(B) a circle concentric with C
(C) a parabola whose focus is centre of C and whose directrix is L.
(D) a parabola whose focus is the centre of C and whose directrix is a straight line parallel to L.
5. If (t 2, 2t) is one end of a focal chord of the parabola y 2 = 4x then the length of the focal chord will be-
2
1 1 2 1 1 2 1
(A) t (B) t t 2 (C) t t 2 (D) none
t t t t t
6. From the focus of the parabola y2 = 8x as centre, a circle is described so that a common chord of the curves
is equidistant from the vertex and focus of the parabola. The equation of the circle is -
(A) (x – 2) 2 + y 2 = 3 (B) (x – 2) 2 + y 2 = 9 (C) (x + 2) 2 + y 2 = 9 (D) x 2 + y 2 – 4x = 0
7. The point of intersection of the curves whose parametric equations are x = t2+1, y = 2t and x = 2s, y = 2/s is
given by -
(A) (4, 1) (B) (2, 2) (C) ( –2, 4) (D) (1, 2)
2
8. If M is the foot of the perpendicular from a point P of a parabola y = 4ax to its directrix and SPM is an
equilateral triangle, where S is the focus, then SP is equal to -
(A) a (B) 2a (C) 3a (D) 4a
2
9. Through the vertex ‘O’ of the parabola y = 4ax, variable chords OP and OQ are drawn at right angles. If the
variable chord PQ intersects the axis of x at R, then distance OR :
(A) varies with different positions of P and Q (B) equals the semi latus rectum of the parabola
(C) equals latus rectum of the parabola (D) equals double the latus rectum of the parabola
10. The triangle PQR of area ‘A’ is inscribed in the parabola y2 = 4ax such that the vertex P lies at the vertex of the
parabola and the base QR is a focal chord. The modulus of the difference of the ordinates of the points Q and
R is -
A A 2A 4A
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2a a a a
1
11. Point P lies on y2 = 4ax & N is foot of perpendicular from P on its axis. A straight line is drawn parallel to the
axis to bisect NP and meets the curve in Q. NQ meets the tangent at the vertex in a point T such that
AT = k NP, then the value of k is : (where A is the vertex)
(A) 3/2 (B) 2/3 (C) 1 (D) none
12. The tangents to the parabola x = y2 + c from origin are perpendicular then c is equal to -
1 1
(A) (B) 1 (C) 2 (D)
2 4
13. The locus of a point such that two tangents drawn from it to the parabola y2 = 4ax are such that the slope of
one is double the other is -
2 9 2 9
(A) y ax (B) y ax (C) y 2 9ax (D) x 2 4ay
2 4
14. T is a point on the tangent to a parabola y2 = 4ax at its point P. TL and TN are the perpendiculars on the focal
radius SP and the directrix of the parabola respectively. Then -
(A) SL = 2 (TN) (B) 3 (SL) = 2 (TN) (C) SL = TN (D) 2 (SL) = 3 (TN)
2
15. The equation of the circle drawn with the focus of the parabola (x – 1 ) – 8y = 0 as its centre and touching the
parabola at its vertex is :
(A) x2 + y2 – 4 y = 0 (B) x2 + y2 – 4 y + 1 = 0
(C) x2 + y2 – 2x – 4 y = 0 (D) x2 + y2 – 2x – 4 y + 1 = 0
16. Length of the normal chord of the parabola, y 2 = 4x, which makes an angle of with the axis of x is-
4
(A) 8 (B) 8 2 (C) 4 (D) 4 2
17. Tangents are drawn from the point (–1, 2) on the parabola y2 = 4x . The length , these tangents will intercept
on the line x = 2 :
(A) 6 (B) 6 2 (C) 2 6 (D) none of these
18. Locus of the point of intersection of the perpendiculars tangent of the curve y2 + 4y – 6x – 2 = 0 is :
(A) 2x – 1 = 0 (B) 2x + 3 = 0 (C) 2y + 3 = 0 (D) 2x + 5 = 0
2
19. Tangents are drawn from the points on the line x – y + 3 = 0 to parabola y = 8x. Then the variable chords
of contact pass through a fixed point whose coordinates are-
(A) (3, 2) (B) (2, 4) (C) (3, 4) (D) (4, 1)
2
20. The line 4x – 7y + 10 = 0 intersects the parabola, y = 4x at the points A & B. The co-ordinates of the point
of intersection of the tangents drawn at the points A & B are :
7 5 5 7 5 7 7 5
(A) , (B) , (C) , (D) ,
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
21. From the point (4, 6) a pair of tangent lines are drawn to the parabola, y2 = 8x. The area of the triangle formed
by these pair of tangent lines & the chord of contact of the point (4, 6) is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) none
22. TP & TQ are tangents to the parabola, y2=4ax at P & Q. If the chord PQ passes through the fixed point (-a,
b) then the locus of T is -
(A) ay = 2b (x – b) (B) bx = 2a (y – a) (C) by = 2a (x – a) (D) ax = 2b (y – b)
2
23. If the tangent at the point P (x1,y1) to the parabola y2 = 4ax meets the parabola y2 = 4a (x + b) at Q & R, then
the mid point of QR is -
(A) (x1+ b, y1+ b) (B) (x1– b, y1– b) (C) (x1, y1) (D) (x1+ b, y1)
24. Let PSQ be the focal chord of the parabola, y = 8x. If the length of SP=6 then, l(SQ) is equal to(where S is the
2
focus) -
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) none
25. Two parabolas y = 4a(x – l1) and x = 4a(y – l2) always touch one another , the quantities l1 and l2 are both
2 2
variable. Locus of their point of contact has the equation -
(A) xy = a2 (B) xy = 2a2 (C) xy = 4a2 (D) none
SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)
26. Equation x2 – 2x – 2y + 5 = 0 represents -
(A) a parabola with vertex (1, 2) (B) a parabola with vertex (2, 1)
3 2
(C) a parabola with directrix y (D) a parabola with directrix y
2 5
27. The normals to the parabola y2 = 4ax from the point (5a, 2a) are -
(A) y = –3x + 33a (B) x = –3y + 3a (C) y = x – 3a (D) y = –2x + 12a
28. The equation of the lines joining the vertex of the parabola y2 = 6x to the points on it whose abscissa is 24, is -
(A) 2y + x + 1 = 0 (B) 2y – x + 1 =0 (C) x + 2y = 0 (D) x – 2y = 0
29. The equation of the tangent to the parabola y2 = 9x which passes through the point (4, 10) is -
(A) x + 4y + 1 = 0 (B) x – 4y + 36 = 0 (C) 9x – 4y + 4 = 0 (D) 9x + 4y + 4 = 0
30. Consider the equation of a parabola y2 = 4ax, (a < 0) which of the following is false -
(A) tangent at the vertex is x = 0 (B) directrix of the parabola is x = 0
(C) vertex of the parabola is at the origin (D) focus of the parabola is at (–a, 0)
CHE CK Y OU R G R ASP ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-1
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. C C B D A B B D C C B D A C D
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. B B D C C A C C A C A,C C,D C,D B,C B,D
