Tamilnadu +2 Maths Questions – Chapter 4 for Paid Students 2009

I. Choose the most suitable answer; [ 20 x 1 = 20 ]

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1.The radius of the director circle of the conic 9x² + 16y² = 144 is …….

(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5

2. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola whose vertex is ( 2, -3) and the directrix x = 4 is …….

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 8

3. If the line 5x – 2y + 4k = 0 is a tangent to 4x² - y² = 36 then k is ……..

(a) (b) (c) (d)

4. The angle between the normal to the parabola y² = 24x at the points ( 6, 12) and ( 6, -12).

(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 45° (d) 0°

5. The area of the triangle formed by the tangent to the curve xy = 16 at any point on the curve, with the
co-ordinate axis is …….

(a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 81 (d) 4

6. The number of normal to the hyperbola - = 1 from an external point is …….

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 5

7. The tangents at the points t₁ and t₂ on the parabola y²= 4ax are at right angles is …..

(a) t₁ t₂ = -1 (b) t₁ t₂ = 1 (c) t₁ t₂ = 2 (d) t₁ t₂ = -2

8. Axis of the parabola x² - 3y – 6x + 6 = 0 is ……

(a) x = -3 (b) y = -1 (c) x = 3 (d) y = 1

9. The focus of the parabola x² - 2x – 8y – 23 = 0 is …….

(a) ( -1, 3) (b) ( 1, -3) (c) ( 1,-1) (d) ( -1, --1)

10. The line 4x + 2y = c is a tangent to the parabola y² = 16x then c is ………

(a) -1 (b) -2 (c) 4 (d) -4

11. The tangents at the end of any focal chord to the parabola y² = 12x intersect on the line …….

(a) x – 3 = 0 (b) x + 3 = 0 (c) y + 3 = 0 (d) y – 1 = 0

12. The distance between the foci of the ellipse 9x² + 5y² = 180 is ……..

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(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 2

13. The straight line 2x – y + c = 0 is a tangent to the ellipse 4x² + 8y² = 32 if c is ……

(a) ± 2 (b) ±6 (c) 36 (d) ±4

14. The length of the semi-major and the length of minor axis of the ellipse + = 1 are ……

(a) 26, 12 (b) 13, 24 (c) 12, 26 (d) 13, 12

15. The line 2x + 3y + 9 = 0 touches the parabola y² = 8x at the point ……

(a) ( 0, -3 ) (b) ( 2, 4) (c) (d)

16. The equation of the parabola with its vertex at the point ( 2, 3) its axis parallel to the y – axis and
which passes through the point ( 4, 5) is ……

(a) x² + 4x + 2y + 10 = 0 (b) x² - 4x – 2y + 10 = 0

(c) x² - 4x + 2y – 10 = 0 (d) None

17. The equation of the normal to the curve x² = 4y at ( 1, 2).

(a) 2x + y – 4 = 0 (b) 2x – y + 4 = 0

(c) 2x + y + 4 = 0 (d) 2x – y – 4 = 0

18. The number of normals that can be draw from a given point to the parabola is …..

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

19. The Locus of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the focus upon the tangent of a parabola is …

(a) tangent vertex (b) normal at the vertex (c) axis of the parabola (d) directrix

20. The equation 2x² + 5xy + 2y² = 1 represents …..

(a) a parabola (b) an ellipse (c) a hyperbola (d) a circle

II. Answer the Five questions; [ 5 x 6 = 30 ]

21. Find the equation of the parabola if Focus ( 2, -3) directrix 2y – 3 = 0.

22. (i) If the centre of the ellipse is ( 4, -2 ) and one of the focus is (4, 2 ), find the other focus?

(ii) Find the locus of a point which moves so that the sum of its distance from (3, 0 ) and ( -3, 0 ) is 9.

23. Show that the line x – y + 4 = 0 is a tangent to the ellipse x² + 3y² = 12. Find the co-ordinates of the points of contact.

24.(i) Find the equation of the hyperbola if the asymptotes are 2x + 3y – 8 = 0 and 3x – 2y + 1 = 0 and

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(5, 3) is a point on the hyperbola.

(ii) Find the equation of the asymptotes to the hyperbola 36x² - 25y² = 900.

25. Find the equation of the standard rectangular hyperbola whose centre is and which passes through the point
.

26. Find the equation of the rectangular hyperbola which has for one of its asymptotes the line

x + 2y – 5 = 0 and passes through the point ( 6, 0) and ( -3, 0).

27. Prove that the line 5x + 12y = 9 touches the hyperbola x² - 9y² = 9 and find its point of contact.

III. Answer any five questions: [ 5 x 10 = 50]

28. Find the axis, vertex, focus, equation of directrix, latus rectus, length of the latus rectum for the following
parabolas and hence sketch their graphs x² - 6x – 12y – 3 = 0.

29.(i) Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the parabola y² = 8x at t = .

(ii) Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the hyperbola - = 1 at = .

30. The arch of a bridge is in the shape of a semi-ellipse having a horizontal span of 40 feet and 16 feet high at the
centre. How high is the arch is the arch, 9 feet from the right or left of the centre.

31. Find the equations of directrices, latus rectum and length of latus rectum of the following hyperbolas.

9x² - 4y² - 36x + 32y + 8 = 0.

32. Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the ellipse 16x² + 25y² = 400 at t = .

33. (i) A standard rectangular hyperbola has its vertices at (5, 7 ) and ( -3, -1) . Find its equation and asymptotes.

(ii) Prove that the tangent at any point to the rectangular hyperbola forms with the asymptotes a triangle of
constant area.

34. Find the angle between the asymptotes of the hyperbola.

(i) 24x² - 8y² = 27 (ii) 9 (x – 2)² - 4 (y + 3 )² = 36 (iii) 4x² - 5y² - 16x + 10y + 31 = 0.

35. Find the equations of the two tangents that can be drawn

(i) From the point (2, -3) to the parabola y² = 4x.

(ii) From the point (1, 3 ) to the ellipse 4x² + 9y² = 36.

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