CLASS XI

ASSIGNMENT
Ch 11 CONIC SECTION
Q1. Find the equation of the circle which touches x-axis and whose centre is (1, 2).

Q2. Find the equation of a circle which passes through (3, 6) and touches the axes.

Q3. Find the equation of the circle with centre on the y-axis and passing through the origin and the

point (2, 3).

Q4. If the lines 3x– 4y+ 4 = 0 and 6x– 8y– 7 = 0 are tangents to a circle, then find the radius of the

circle.

Q5. Find the equation of the circle drawn on the line joining ( −1, 2 ) and ( 3, − 4 ) as a diameter.

Q6. Find the equation of the circle whose centre is ( 2, − 3) and passing through the intersection of

the lines 3x − 2 y =1 and 4 x + y = 27 .

Q7. Find the equation of a circle concentric with the circle x2 + y 2 + 4 x + 6 y +11 = 0 and passing

through the point ( 5, 4 ) .

Q8. Find the equation of a circle which is circumscribed about a triangle whose vertices are

( −2,3) , ( 5, 2 ) and ( 6, − 1) .

Q9. Find the equation of a circle whose centre is ( 3, − 4 ) and it passes through the point ( 4,6 ) .

Q10. Find the equation of a circle which passes through ( 3, − 2 ) and ( −2,0 ) and has its centre on

the line 2 x − y = 3 .

Q11. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the points (2, 3) and (4, 5) and the centre
lies on the straight line y– 4x+ 3 = 0.
Q12. Find the equation of a circle concentric with the circle 2 x2 + 2 y 2 + 8x +10 y − 39 = 0 and having

its area 16 .

Q13. Find the equations of the circle having 2 x − 3 y + 12 = 0 and x + 4 y − 5 = 0 as diameters and area

154 sq. cm.

Q14. Determine whether the following equation represents a circle, a point or no circle:

(i) x2 + y 2 + x − y = 0 (ii) x2 + y 2 + 2 x +10 y + 26 = 0 (iii) x2 + y 2 − 3x + 3 y +10 = 0

Q15. Discuss position of the points (1, 2 ) and ( 6,0 ) with respect to circle x2 + y 2 − 4 x + 2 y −11= 0 .

PARABOLA

Q16. Find the coordinates of the point on the parabola y 2 = 18 x where the ordinate is equal to three

times the abscissa.

Q17. Show that the following equations represent parabola. Find the foci, vertices, directrices and

axes of these parabolas.

(a) y 2 + 4 x + 4 y − 3 = 0 (b) y = x 2 − 2 x + 3

(c) y = − 4 x 2 + 3x (d) x2 + 2 y − 3x + 5 = 0

Q18. If the points (0, 4) and (0, 2) are respectively the vertex and focus of a parabola, then find the
equation of the parabola.

ELLIPSE

Q19. Find the eccentricity of the ellipse whose length of latus rectum is one third of minor axis.

Q20. Find the eccentricity of the ellipse whose latus rectum is equal to half of major axis.

x2 y 2
Q21. Find the distance between the directrices of the ellipse + =1 .
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Q22. Show that the equation 3x2 + 4 y 2 −12 x − 8 y + 4 = 0 represents an Ellipse. Find the centre,

lengths and equations of axes, eccentricity, foci and directrices of the ellipse.

Q23. Show that the following equations represent Ellipse. Find their foci, vertices, eccentricity, and

directrices. (a) x2 + 4 y 2 − 2 x = 0 (b) 4 x2 + 16 y 2 − 24 x − 32 y −12 = 0

Q24. Find the equation of the locus of all the points the sum of whose distances from

( 3, 0 ) and ( 9, 0 ) is 12.

Q25. Show that x2 + 4 y 2 + 8 y − 2 x + 1 = 0 is the equation of an ellipse. Find its eccentricity, vertices,

foci, directrices and length of latus rectum.

Q26. Find the eccentricity, centre, vertices, foci, minor axis, major axis, directrices and latus rectum

of the ellipse 25x2 + 9 y 2 − 150 x − 90 y + 225 = 0 .

HYPERBOLA

Q27. Show that the equation 9 x2 − 16 y 2 − 18x + 32 y − 151 = 0 represents a hyperbola. Find the

coordinates of the centre, lengths of the axes, eccentricity, latus-rectum, coordinates of foci and

vertices, equations of the directrices of the hyperbola.

Q28. Show that the equation x2 − 2 y 2 − 2 x + 8 y − 1 = 0 represents a hyperbola. Find the coordinates

of the centre, lengths of the axes, eccentricity, latus-rectum, coordinates of foci and vertrices and

equations of directrices of the hyperbola.

Q29. Show that the set of all points such that the difference of their distances from (4, 0) and

(– 4, 0) is always equal to 2 represent a hyperbola.

ANSWERS

1. x2 + y 2 − 2 x − 4 y + 1 = 0 2. x2 + y 2 − 6 x − 6 y + 9 = 0

3
3. 3x2 + 3 y 2 − 13 y = 0 4. 5. x2 + y 2 − 2 x + 2 y −11 = 0
4

6. x2 + y 2 − 4 x + 6 y − 96 = 0 7. x2 + y 2 + 4 x + 6 y − 85 = 0

8. x2 + y 2 − 2 x + 2 y − 23 = 0 9. x2 + y 2 − 6 x + 8 y − 76 = 0

10. x2 + y 2 + 3x +12 y + 2 = 0 11. x2 + y 2 − 4 x − 10 y + 25 = 0

12. 4 x2 + 4 y 2 +16 x + 20 y − 23 = 0 13. x2 + y 2 + 6 x − 4 y − 36 = 0

14. (i) circle , (ii) point ( −1, − 5 ) , (iii) no circle 15. (1, 2 ) lies inside it ; ( 6,0 ) lies outside it
16. ( 0, 0 ) or ( 2, 6 )
Foci Vertex Directrix axes
3  7  11
(a)  , − 2   , − 2 x= y =−2
4  4  4
 9 7
17. (b) 1,  (1, 2 ) y= x =1
 4
3 1 3 9  5 3
(c )  ,   ,  y= x=
8 2  8 16  8 8
 3 15   3 11  7 3
(d )  , −   ,−  y=− x=
2 8  2 8  8 2
2 2 1
18. x2 + 8 y − 32 = 0 19. 20. e = 21. 18
3 2

22.centre: ( 2,1) , length of major axis = 4, length of minor axis = 2 3 , equation of minor axis: x = 2
1
equation of major axis: y =1, e = , foci : ( 3,1) and (1,1) ;equation of directrix: x = 6 and x + 2 = 0
2

Foci Vertices eccentricity Directrix

 3  3 2
23. (a) 1  , 0  ( 2, 0 ) , ( 0, 0 ) x =1 
 2  3

(b) (3  2 3 ) ( 7 ,1) , ( −1,1)

2
3
x =3
8
3

24. 3x2 + 4 y 2 − 36 x = 0

25. e =
2
3
( )
,V1 ( −3, −2 ) ,V2 (1, −2 ) , F  3 − 1, −2 , directrices : x = 
4
3
− 1, l.r. =1
 4 5 45
26. e = , C ( 3,5 ) , V1 ( 3, 0 ) , V2 ( 3,10 ) , F1 ( 3,1) , F2 ( 3,9 ) , directrices: y = − , y = ,
5 4 4
18
major axes = 10, minor axis = 6, l.r.
5

5 9
27. e = , C (1,1) , transverse axis length = 8, conjugate axis length = 6, l.r. =
4 2
21 11
F1 ( 6,1) , F2 ( −4,1) ,V1 ( 5,1) ,V2 ( −3,1) , directrices : x = , x = −
5 5

28. e = 3 , C (1, 2 ) , length of transverse axis = 2 3, length of conjugate axis = 2 6 , l.r. = 4 3,

( )
F1 (1,5) , F2 (1, −1) ,V 1, 2  3 , directrices: y = 1, y = 3