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CBSE Class 11 (Commerce) Conic Sections — practice questions — page 2

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Which is given as an application of conic sections?Read the answer and worked solution →When the cutting plane is at ninety degrees to the axis, the section is a:Read the answer and worked solution →When the plane cuts entirely across one nappe at a slant, the section is an:Read the answer and worked solution →When the plane cuts through both nappes, the section is a:Read the answer and worked solution →When the plane cuts at the vertex, the sections are called:Read the answer and worked solution →A plane through the vertex can give a section that is a single:Read the answer and worked solution →A pair of intersecting straight lines is the degenerate case of a:Read the answer and worked solution →A circle is the set of points in a plane equidistant from a fixed:Read the answer and worked solution →The fixed point of a circle is called its:Read the answer and worked solution →The distance from the centre to a point on the circle is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The equation of a circle is simplest when its centre is at the:Read the answer and worked solution →A parabola is the set of points equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed:Read the answer and worked solution →The fixed line used to define a parabola is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →An ellipse is the set of points where the sum of two distances is:Read the answer and worked solution →The two fixed points used to define an ellipse are called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The eccentricity of an ellipse is defined as a ratio of two:Read the answer and worked solution →A hyperbola is the set of points where the difference of two distances is:Read the answer and worked solution →The latus rectum of a parabola passes through the:Read the answer and worked solution →The latus rectum of an ellipse is perpendicular to the:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each conic to its definitionRead the answer and worked solution →Sort each cut by the curve it givesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about conic sectionsRead the answer and worked solution →True conic or degenerate case?Read the answer and worked solution →Fill the gaps on conic sectionsRead the answer and worked solution →Order the cuts as the plane tiltsRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not fitRead the answer and worked solution →Pick the right answer, quicklyRead the answer and worked solution →Conic sections are curves formed when a plane cuts which solid?Read the answer and worked solution →A plane cuts one nappe of a cone at 90 degrees to its axis. The section is aRead the answer and worked solution →If alpha < beta < 90 degrees and the plane cuts one nappe, the curve is aRead the answer and worked solution →

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Which is given as an application of conic sections?

  1. Planetary mixtures
  2. Planetary motion
  3. Planetary mutation
  4. Planetary mutinies
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Correct answer: B. Planetary motion

1. Telescopes and antennas are also named. 2. So are reflectors in flashlights. 3. Planetary motion is one. _Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 10 'Conic Sections'_

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When the cutting plane is at ninety degrees to the axis, the section is a:

  1. Chord
  2. Cusp
  3. Circle
  4. Cuboid
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Correct answer: C. Circle

1. The plane is square on to the cone. 2. The cut is perfectly symmetric. 3. The section is a circle. _Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 10 'Conic Sections'_

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When the plane cuts entirely across one nappe at a slant, the section is an:

  1. Envelope
  2. Emblem
  3. Equator
  4. Ellipse
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Correct answer: D. Ellipse

1. The angle lies between alpha and ninety degrees. 2. The curve is closed but not round. 3. It is an ellipse. _Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 10 'Conic Sections'_

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