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    Director Circle of Ellipse - Practice Questions & MCQ

    Edited By admin | Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM | #JEE Main

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    An ellipse slides between straight lines y = 2x and 2y = -x then the locus of its centre is 

    Let  L_1  be a straight line passing through the origin and L_2 be the straight line2x+2y=1. If the intercepts made by the circle3 x^2+2 y^2-x+4 y=0 onL_1 andL_2 are equal, then which of the following equations can representL_1?

    The equation of director circle of the ellipse $\frac{x^{2}}{16}+\frac{y^{2}}{9}= 1$ is

    E is the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{16}+\frac{y^2}{25}=1$. T is any tangent to it. Line T touches E at A and the directrix to E at B ( B lies above x -axis). If a circle C is drawn taking AB as diameter, then this circle will always pass through

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    The equation of the director circle of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ is $\mathrm{x}^2+\mathrm{y}^2=\mathrm{a}^2+\mathrm{b}^2$

    The locus of the point through which perpendicular tangents are drawn to a given Ellipse S = 0 is a circle called the director circle of the ellipse S = 0.

    Equation of tangent of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ in slope form is $y=m x+\sqrt{a^2 m^2+b^2}$ it passes through the point $(h, k)$

    $
    \begin{aligned}
    & k=m h+\sqrt{a^2 m^2+b^2} \\
    & (k-m h)^2=a^2 m^2+b^2 \\
    & k^2+m^2 h^2-2 m h k=a^2 m^2+b^2 \\
    & \left(h^2-a^2\right) m^2-2 h k m+k^2-b^2=0
    \end{aligned}
    $
    This is quadratic equation in $m$, slope of two tangents are $\mathrm{m}_1$ and $\mathrm{m}_2$

    $
    \begin{aligned}
    & \mathrm{m}_1 \mathrm{~m}_2=\frac{\mathrm{k}^2-\mathrm{b}^2}{\mathrm{~h}^2-\mathrm{a}^2} \\
    & -1=\frac{\mathrm{k}^2-\mathrm{b}^2}{\mathrm{~h}^2-\mathrm{a}^2} \quad[\text { tangents are prpendicular }] \\
    & -\mathrm{h}^2+\mathrm{a}^2=\mathrm{k}^2-\mathrm{b}^2 \\
    & \mathrm{x}^2+\mathrm{y}^2=\mathrm{a}^2+\mathrm{b}^2
    \end{aligned}
    $
     

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