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The locus of the point of intersection of a pair of perpendicular tangents to an ellipse is a/an-

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parabola

B

ellipse

C

hyperbola

D

circle

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CHHAYA PUBLICATION-MCQ ZONE 3 -Question Paper 7
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  4. The straight line x+ y= sqrt(2) p will touch the hyperbola 4x^(2) - ...

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  5. If the focal chord of y^(2)=16x is a tangent to the circle (x-6)^(2) +...

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  6. The area (in square unit ) bounded by the curves y= |x| - 1 and y= ...

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  7. If the normal at the point ( bt(1)^(2), 2 bt(1)) to the parabola y^(2...

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  8. The line y= mx +c touches the hyperbola b^(2) x^(2) - a^(2) y^(2) = a...

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  9. The least value of the sum of any positive real number and its recipro...

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  10. The function f(x)= x^((1)/(x)) is-

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  11. If the chord of contact of tangents from a point on the circle x^(2) +...

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  13. The length of the rectangle of maximum area that can be inscribed in a...

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  14. If the tangent at any point on the ellipse (x^(2))/(a^(2)) + (y^(2))/(...

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  15. The minimum value of 4e^(2x) + 9e^(-2x) is-

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  16. Suppose the function f(x) is defined as follows : f(x)= x(x-1)(x-2)...

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  18. The population of a country doubles in 50 years. Assuming that the rat...

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