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NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Maths Chapter 11 Conic Sections — Exercise 11.20

Step-by-step NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Maths Chapter 11 (Conic Sections), Exercise 11.20. 8 questions with answers — read online free on NCERT Help.

Maths Chapter 11 Exercise 11.20 8 questions
ClassClass 11
SubjectMaths
ChapterChapter 11 — Conic Sections
ExerciseExercise 11.20
Questions solved8

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Miscellaneous Exercise on Chapter 11

NCERT class 11 maths chapter 11 Conic Sections

Question 1:If a parabolic reflector is 20 cm in diameter and 5 cm deep, find the focus.

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Question 2:An arch is in the form of a parabola with its axis vertical. The arch is 10 m high and 5 m wide at the base. How wide is it 2 m from the vertex of the parabola?

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Question 3:The cable of a uniformly loaded suspension bridge hangs in the form of a parabola. The roadway which is horizontal and 100 m long is supported by vertical wires attached to the cable, the longest wire being 30 m and the shortest being 6 m. Find the length of a supporting wire attached to the roadway 18 m from the middle.

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Question 4:An arch is in the form of a semi-ellipse. It is 8 m wide and 2 m high at the centre. Find the height of the arch at a point 1.5 m from one end.

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Question 5:A rod of length 12 cm moves with its ends always touching the coordinate axes. Determine the equation of the locus of a point P on the rod, which is 3 cm from the end in contact with the x-axis.

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Question 6:Find the area of the triangle formed by the lines joining the vertex of the parabola x2 = 12y to the ends of its latus rectum.

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Question 7:A man running a racecourse notes that the sum of the distances from the two flag posts from him is always 10 m and the distance between the flag posts is 8 m. Find the equation of the posts traced by the man.

Question 8:An equilateral triangle is inscribed in the parabola y2 = 4 ax, where one vertex is at the vertex of the parabola. Find the length of the side of the triangle.

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