Q281.The number of asymptotes parallel to the y- axis of the curve x2 y2 = a2 (x2 + y2) is:
Correct answer: 2
Q282.The conic 22x2 – 12xy + 17y2 – 112x + 92y + 178 = 0 represent a:
Correct answer: ellipse
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Q283.The eccentricity of the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 – 8x – 36y + 4 = 0 is:
Correct answer: 5/3
Q284.The curve xy–2y–x=0 has:
Correct answer: x =2 and y=1 as asymptotes
Q285.The direction of the asymptote of the hyperbola 1 = 1+ e cosθ (e > 1) r is given by:
Correct answer: 1 1 cos e −
Q286.The straight line x cos α+y sinα =p touches the circle x2 +y2 = 9 if:
Correct answer: p=± 3
Q287.If the focal distance of a point on the parabola y2 = 8x is 4 then the coordinates of that point are:
Correct answer: (2, 4)
Q288.The centre of the sphere passing through the points (1, 0, 0), (0, 2, 0), (0, 0, 1) is:
Correct answer: 1 2 1,, 3 3 3
Q289.The eccentricity of the conic 9x2 +5y2 –30y = 0 is:
Correct answer: 2/3
Q290.If circles x2 +y2 +2px+r = 0 and x2 +y2 +2qy+r = 0 touch each other then:
Correct answer: 2 2 1 1 1 r p q + =
Q291.The angle between the tangents drawn from the origin to the parabola y2 = 4a(x–a) is:
Correct answer: 90°
Q292.The length of the focal chord of the conic y2 =9x making angle π 3 with the axis of the conic is:
Correct answer: 12
Q293.The straight line y = 3x–1 touches the curve x4 -2x2 +3x at:
Correct answer: two points
Q294.The equation 2 = 5 + 3 cos θ + 4 sin θ r represents:
Correct answer: a parabola
Q295.The minimum radius vector of the curve 2 2 a b + = 1 x y is of length:
Correct answer: a+b
Q296.All points of the curve y2 = 4a {x+a sin (x/a)} at which the tangent is parallel to the axis of X lie on a:
Correct answer: parabola
Q297.The angle of intersection of the curves y =4 – x2 and y = x2 is:
Correct answer: 1 4 2 tan 7 −
Q298.The number of asymptotes of the curve y2 = x is:
Correct answer: 0
Q299.The line x my n 0 l is a tangent to the parabola 2 y 4ax if:
Correct answer: 2 n am l
Q300.The slope of the line joining the point (1, 2) with the point of intersection of the pair of lines 2 x 2xy 4x 0 is–
Correct answer: 4