CBSE Class 11 Conic Sections — practice questions
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Practice CBSE Class 11 Conic Sections in the app →The equation y² = 4ax represents a PARABOLA with:The eccentricity of a CIRCLE is:The standard form of a circle with centre (3, -2) and radius 5 is:In the standard ellipse x²/a² + y²/b² = 1 (with a > b), the relationship between a, b, c (focal distance) is:The HYPERBOLA x²/a² − y²/b² = 1 has asymptotes given by:For a general 2nd-degree equation Ax² + Bxy + Cy² + Dx + Ey + F = 0, the curve is a PARABOLA when:By Kepler's First Law, every planet orbits the Sun in:A satellite dish uses a parabolic reflector because:The Cassegrain telescope design uses the reflective property of a:Who gave the names parabola and hyperbola?Conic sections are obtained by cutting which solid with a plane?The cone used to define conics is described as double:Which is given as an application of conic sections?When the cutting plane is at ninety degrees to the axis, the section is a:When the plane cuts entirely across one nappe at a slant, the section is an:When the plane cuts through both nappes, the section is a:When the plane cuts at the vertex, the sections are called:A plane through the vertex can give a section that is a single:A pair of intersecting straight lines is the degenerate case of a:A circle is the set of points in a plane equidistant from a fixed:The fixed point of a circle is called its:The distance from the centre to a point on the circle is the:The equation of a circle is simplest when its centre is at the:A parabola is the set of points equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed:The fixed line used to define a parabola is called the:An ellipse is the set of points where the sum of two distances is:The two fixed points used to define an ellipse are called the:The eccentricity of an ellipse is defined as a ratio of two:A hyperbola is the set of points where the difference of two distances is:The latus rectum of a parabola passes through the:The latus rectum of an ellipse is perpendicular to the: