The minimum distance from the point (4, 2) to y = 8x is equal to

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1.

A circle is drawn on the chord of a circle x2 + y2 = a2 as diameter. The chord lies on the line x + y = a. What is the equation of the circle ? 

  • x2 + y2 - ax - ay + a2 = 0

  • x2 + y2 - ax - ay = 0

  • x2 + y2 + ax +ay = 0

  • x2 + y2 +ax + ay - 2a2 = 0


2.

The equation 2x2 - 3y2 - 6 = 0 represents : 

  • a circle

  • a parabola

  • an ellipse 

  • a hyperbola


3.

The two parabolas y2 = 4ax and x2 = 4ay intersect :

  • at two points on the line y = x

  • Only at the origin

  • At three points one of which lies on y + x = 0

  • Only at (4a, 4a)


4.

The circle  x2 + y2 + 4x - 7y + 12 = 0, cuts an intercepton y-axis equal to :

  • 1

  • 3

  • 4

  • 7


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5.

In a circle of diameter 44 cm, the length of a chord is 22 cm. What is the length of minor arc of the chord ?

  • 48421 cm

  • 24221cm

  • 12121cm

  • 447cm


6.

The sum of the focal distance of a point on an ellipse is constant and equal to the :

  • Length of minor axis

  • Length of major axis

  • Length if latus rectum

  • Sum of the lengths of semi-major and semi-minor axes


7.

For r > 0, f(r) is the ratio of perimeter to area of a circle of radius r. Then f(1) + f(2) = ?

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4


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8.

The minimum distance from the point (4, 2) to y = 8x is equal to :

  • 2

  • 22

  • 2

  • 32


B.

22

Let the point on parabola y2 = 8x is A(x, y)

Distance between A(x, y) and B(4, 2)D = 2 - y2 +4 - x2D2 = 4 + y2 +4y + 16 + x2 - 8xPut y = 8x and let D2 = PP = 4 + 8X - 48x + 16 +x2 - 8xP = x2 - 82x + 20   ...iFor maxima minimadPdx  = 2x - 8 × 2 × 12xdPdx = 2x - 42xdpdx = 02x - 42x = 0x = 22x

x32 = 232x = 2Put in equation i, we get,P = 22 - 822 + 20P = 4 - 16 + 20P = 8 D2 = 8 D  = 22


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9.

What is the equation of the ellipse whose vertices are(± 5, 0) and foci are at (± 4, 0) ?

  • x225 + y29 = 1

  • x216 + y29 = 1

  • x225 + y216 = 1

  • x29 + y225 = 1


10.

What is the area of the region bounded the paraoolas y2 = 6(x - 1) and y2 = 3x ?

  • 63

  • 263

  • 463

  • 563


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