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Conic Sections

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Ques. 1JEE Main 2026, 24 January (Evening Shift)

Let the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse x2a2 + y2b2 = 1, (a > b), be 30. If its eccentricity is the maximum value of the function f(t) = - 34 + 2t - t2, then (a2 + b2) is equal to

  1. 276
  2. 516
  3. 256
  4. 496

Answer

(4) 496

Solution

f(t) = - 34 + 2t - t2 = 14 - (t - 1)2, so its maximum value is 14 (at t = 1), and hence e = 14.

The latus rectum gives

2b2a = 30

b2 = 15a

Also b2 = a2(1 - e2) = a2 (1 - 116 ) = 15a216, so

15a = 15a216

a = 16

Thus a2 = 256 and b2 = 15 16 = 240.

a2 + b2 = 256 + 240 = 496

Answer: (4)

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Ques. 2JEE Main 2026, 24 January (Evening Shift)

Let (h, k) lie on the circle C : x2 + y2 = 4 and the point (2h + 1, 3k + 2) lie on an ellipse with eccentricity e. Then the value of 5e2 is equal to .

Ques. 3JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Morning Shift)

Let the domain of the function f(x) = 3 5 7 (9x - x2 - 13 ) be the interval (m, n). Let the hyperbola x2a2 - y2b2 = 1 have eccentricity n3 and the length of the latus rectum 8m3. Then b2 - a2 is equal to :

  1. 7
  2. 9
  3. 11
  4. 5
Ques. 4JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Morning Shift)

Let the line y - x = 1 intersect the ellipse x22 + y21 = 1 at the points A and B. Then the angle made by the line segment AB at the center of the ellipse is :

  1. - -1 ( 14 )
  2. 2 + -1 ( 14 )
  3. 2 + 2 -1 ( 14 )
  4. 2 - -1 ( 14 )
Ques. 5JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Evening Shift)

Let PQ be a chord of the hyperbola x24 - y2b2 = 1, perpendicular to the x-axis such that OPQ is an equilateral triangle, O being the centre of the hyperbola. If the eccentricity of the hyperbola is 3, then the area of the triangle OPQ is

  1. 2 3
  2. 115
  3. 8 35
  4. 95
Ques. 6JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Evening Shift)

If the points of intersection of the ellipses x2 + 2y2 - 6x - 12y + 23 = 0 and 4x2 + 2y2 - 20x - 12y + 35 = 0 lie on a circle of radius r and centre (a, b), then the value of ab + 18r2 is :

  1. 53
  2. 52
  3. 55
  4. 51
Ques. 7JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Evening Shift)

An equilateral triangle OAB is inscribed in the parabola y2 = 4x with the vertex O at the vertex of the parabola. Then the minimum distance of the circle having AB as a diameter from the origin is

  1. 2(8 - 3 3)
  2. 4(6 + 3)
  3. 4(3 - 3)
  4. 2(3 + 3)
Ques. 8JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Morning Shift)

If the line x + 2y = 1, where R, does not meet the hyperbola x2 - 9y2 = 9, then a possible value of is :

  1. 0.6
  2. 0.7
  3. 0.8
  4. 0.5
Ques. 9JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Morning Shift)

Let the set of all values of r, for which the circles (x+1)2 + (y+4)2 = r2 and x2 + y2 - 4x - 2y - 4 = 0 intersect at two distinct points be the interval ( , ). Then is equal to

  1. 21
  2. 24
  3. 20
  4. 25
Ques. 10JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Morning Shift)

If the chord joining the points P1(x1, y1) and P2(x2, y2) on the parabola y2 = 12x subtends a right angle at the vertex of the parabola, then x1x2 - y1y2 is equal to

  1. 280
  2. 288
  3. 292
  4. 284
Ques. 11JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Evening Shift)

Let the locus of the mid-point of the chord through the origin O of the parabola y2 = 4x be the curve S. Let P be any point on S. Then the locus of the point, which internally divides OP in the ratio 3 : 1, is :

  1. 2x2 = 3y
  2. 2y2 = 3x
  3. 3y2 = 2x
  4. 3x2 = 2y

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