Conic Sections

The absolute difference between the squares of the radii of the two circles passing through the point (-9, 4) and touching the lines x + y = 3 and x - y = 3, is equal to .

Let the point P of the focal chord PQ of the parabola y2 = 16x be (1, -4). If the focus of the parabola divides the chord PQ in the ratio m : n, (m, n) = 1, then m2 + n2 is equal to :

1. 17
2. 37
3. 10
4. 26

If the length of the minor axis of an ellipse is equal to one fourth of the distance between the foci, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is :

1. 3 19
2. 316
3. 4 17
4. 57

Let the ellipse E1 : x2a2 + y2b2 = 1, a > b and E2 : x2A2 + y2B2 = 1, A < B have same eccentricity 1 3. Let the product of their lengths of latus rectums be 32 3 and the distance between the foci of E1 be 4. If E1 and E2 meet at A, B, C and D, then the area of the quadrilateral ABCD equals :

1. 24 65
2. 18 65
3. 6 6
4. 12 65

Two parabolas have the same focus (4, 3) and their directrices are the x-axis and the y-axis, respectively. If these parabolas intersect at the points A and B, then (AB)2 is equal to :

1. 384
2. 392
3. 96
4. 192

Let the line x + y = 1 meet the circle x2 + y2 = 4 at the points A and B. If the line perpendicular to AB and passing through the mid-point of the chord AB intersects the circle at C and D, then the area of the quadrilateral ABCD is equal to :

1. 14
2. 3 7
3. 2 14
4. 5 7

If x + y = 109 is the equation of the chord of the ellipse x29 + y24 = 1, whose mid point is ( 52, 12 ). then + is equal to :

1. 37
2. 46
3. 72
4. 58

Let a circle C pass through the points (4, 2) and (0, 2), and its centre lie on 3x + 2y + 2 = 0. Then the length of the chord, of the circle C, whose mid-point is (1, 2), is:

1. 4 2
2. 2 2
3. 2 3
4. 3

Let y2=12x be the parabola and S be its focus. Let PQ be a focal chord of the parabola such that (SP)(SQ)= 1474. Let C be the circle described taking PQ as a diameter. If the equation of a circle C is 64x2+64y2- x-64 3 y= , then - is equal to .

Let ABCD be a trapezium whose vertices lie on the parabola y2 = 4x. Let the sides AD and BC of the trapezium be parallel to y-axis. If the diagonal AC is of length 254 and it passes through the point (1, 0), then the area of ABCD is

1. 758
2. 1258
3. 252
4. 754