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STD XII
CONICS

- Type 1:
1. Find the equation of tangent to the conic y
2
= 12x which is parallel to 3y + 5 = 2x.
2. Find the equation of tangent to the conic y
2
= 8x which is perpendicular to 3y 5x = 7.

3. Find the equation of tangent to the conic
x
2
16
+
y
2
9
=1 and to 4x + 5 = 3y.

4 Find the equation of tangent to the conic x
2
-4y
2
= 36 which is perpendicular to
x y + 4 = 0.
5. Find the equation of tangent to the conic 4x
2
3y
2
= 24 which is parallel to
4x - 2y + 5 =0.
6. Find the equation of tangent to the conic 4y
2
25x
2
= 100 which is perpendicular
to x y + 4 = 0.

7. Find the equation of tangent to
x
2
9
-
y
2
16
=1 at the point (3,0).


8. Find the equation of tangent to
2x
2
5
+
3y
2
5
=1 at the point (2,-1).

- Type 2 (Tangents from a point):
9. Find the equation of tangent to y
2
= 9x from the point (4,10).
10. Find the equation of tangent to y
2
= 24x from the point (-6,9).
11. Find the equation of tangent to y
2
= 6x from the point (2,-4).
12. Find the equation of tangent to
x
2
25
-
y
2
16
=1 from the point (1,-4).

13. Find the equation of tangent to 4x
2
+ 9y
2
= 36 from the point (2,-2).
14. Find the equation of tangent to x
2
- y
2
= 16 from the point (-1,-7).
15. Find the equation of tangent to 4x
2
+ 7y
2
= 28 from the point (3,-2).
16. Find the equation of tangent to x
2
+ y
2
+ 4x 6y 12 = 0 from the point (3,5).
- Type 3: (to find the equation of standard conics)
17. Find the equation of ellipse whose major axis is 3 times the minor axis and the latus-
rectum is 2 units.
18. Find the equation of the ellipse given that the distance between the foci is 6 units and
e= 3/5 units.
19. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose conjugate axis is 3 units and the distance
between the foci is 5 units.
20. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose foci are (15, 0) and e = 5/4.
21. Find the equation of the ellipse whose latus-rectum is 5/2 units and e = .
22. Find the equation of the ellipse if the distance between the directrices is 5 units and
between the foci is 2 units.
23. Find the equation of the ellipse whose foci are (2, 0) and whose latus-rectum is 6 units.
24. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose focus is (4,0) and corresponding directrix is
x= 1.
25. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose conjugate axis is 8 and which passes through
the point (3,3). Also find e.

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26. Find the equation of the ellipse whose foci coincide with those of the ellipse

x
2
25
+
y
2
9
= 1 and has e = 2.

27. Show that x + y + 2 = 0 is a tangent to the parabola y
2
= 8x hence find the point of
contact.

28. Show that 2x + 3y = 12 is a tangent to the ellipse
x
2
18
+
y
2
8
= 1.
Hence find the point of contact.
29. Show that 2x - y = 4 is a tangent to the ellipse
x
2
6
-
y
2
8
= 1.
Hence find the point of contact.

- Type 4: (Find the foci, directrices, latus-rectum and the eccentricity of the following
Conics.)

30.
x
2
64
-
y
2
9
= 1.
31.
x
2
25
-
y
2
16
= 1.


32. 9x
2
+ 5y
2
= 45.
33. 16x
2
+ 25y
2
= 100.
34.
y
2
25
-
x
2
144
= 1.

- Type 5:
35. Find the equation of the tangent to the ellipse 9x
2
+ 16y
2
= 144 which makes equal
intercepts with the co ordinate axis.
36. Find the tangents to the curve 4x
2
5y
2
= 20 which cut off intercepts on the co ordinate
axis which are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign.
37. Find the tangents to the parabola y
2
= 4x whose intercepts are equal in magnitude but
opposite in sign and also for intercepts which are equal in magnitude.
38. Find the equation of the tangent to the ellipse
x
2
a
2
+
y
2
b
2
= 1 in the 1
st
quadrant whose
point of contact bisects the portion of tangent intercepted between the co ordinate axis.

39. If m varies prove that the point of intersection of the lines x\3 y 4m\3 = 0 and
mx\3 + my - 4\3 = 0 generates a hyperbola. Also find e.
40. Show that the locus of the midpoint of the portion of the tangent to the ellipse
intercepted between its axis is
a
2
x
2
+
b
2
y
2
= 4.

41. Show that the portion of the tangent to the ellipse intercepted between the point of
contact and the directrix subtends an angle of 90 at the corresponding focus.
42. Show that the portion of the tangent to the hyperbola intercepted between the point of
contact and the directrix subtends an angle of 90 at the corresponding focus.
43. Show that the portion of the tangent to the parabola intercepted between the point of
contact and the directrix subtends an angle of 90 at the corresponding focus.
44. Find the focal distance of the point P(1/2, 2) for the parabola y
2
= 8x and also find its
parameter.
45. Find the focal distance of the point P(1/2, 2) for the parabola y
2
= 8x and also find its
parameter.

46. If the tangent to the hyperbola at P() has slope m , prove that = tan
-1
(-b/am)
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47. If the tangent to the hyperbola at P() has slope m , prove that = sin
-1
(b/am)
48. If P (u) is any point on the ellipse prove that (SP)(S'P) = a
2
sin
2
u + b
2
cos
2
u.
49. If P (u) is any point on the hyperbola prove that (SP)(S'P) = a
2
tan
2
u + b
2
sec
2
u.
50. If P (u) is any point on the ellipse prove that a
2
+ b
2
OP
2
= SP.S'P.
51. If P (u) is any point on the hyperbola prove that OP
2
- a
2
+ b
2
= SP.S'P.

52. If e and e are the eccentricities of a hyperbola and its conjugate then prove that

1
e
+
1
e
= 1.
1 2
1
2
2
2

53. If the tangent to the parabola at a Pt. P cuts the axis of symmetry at a Pt. T. Prove that
ASPT is isosceles.
54. If PSQ is any focal chord of any parabola and P
1
, P
2
, P
3
, P
4
are the lengths of the from
the vertex and the focus to the tangents at P and Q. Prove that P
1
P
2
P
3
P
4
= a
4
.
55. Show that the tangent at any Pt. P on the parabola bisects the angle between the focal
radius and the from Pt. P to the directrix.
56. Prove that the length of semi latus-rectum of the parabola is a harmonic mean of the
segments of the focal chord.
57. If P and Q are any 2 points on an ellipse whose eccentric angles differ by t/2.Find the
locus of the point of intersection of the tangents at P and Q. What does the locus
represent?
58. Find the locus of the point of intersection of the tangent to the ellipse at the point , the
sum of whose eccentric angles is t/2.
59. The tangents to the ellipse 4x
2
+ 5y
2
= 20 make angles u
1
and u
2
with the positive X-
axis such that tanu
1
+ tanu
2
= 5. Find locus of the point from which the tangents are
drawn.
60. Find the locus of the point the tangents from which to the hyperbola
x
2
16
-
y
2
48
= 1
make angles
1
and
2
with the positive X- axis such that cot
1
+ cot
2
= 2. u u u u

- Type 6(Common tangents)
61. Find the common tangents to the parabolas y
2
= 4x and x
2
= 4y.
62. Find the common tangent to 5x
2
+ 5y
2
= 16 and
x
2
16
-
y
2
48
= 1.

63. Find the common tangents to x
2
+ y
2
= 2 and y
2
= 8x.
64. Find the common tangent to y
2
= 16x and x
2
= 2y.
65. Find the locus of the point which moves such that the tangents from it to the circles
x
2
+ y
2
4x + 8y 3 = 0 and x
2
+ y
2
+ 6x 5y 11 = 0 are equal in magnitude.
66. Find the locus of the point which moves such that the tangents from it to the circles
3x
2
+ 3y
2
12x + 18y 32 = 0 and x
2
+ y
2
=15 are in the ratio 3:2.
67. If PSQ is any focal chord of an ellipse prove that the perimeter of the triangle PS'Q is an
invariant.
68. The X co ordinate of a point is 3 times the sum of a non zero number and its reciprocal
and the Y co ordinate is 2 times the difference of the same number and its reciprocal.
Show that all such points lie on a curve. Find its equation and what does it represent?
69. ' A' is the vertex of hyperbola
x
2
100
-
y
2
25
= 1. Find (SA)(S' A).