If the tangent to the parabola $y^2 = x$ at a point $\left( {\alpha ,\beta } \right)\,,\,\left( {\beta > 0} \right)$ is also a tangent to the ellipse, $x^2 + 2y^2 = 1$, then $a$ is equal to
$2\sqrt 2 + 1$
$\sqrt 2 - 1$
$\sqrt 2 + 1$
$2\sqrt 2 - 1$
An ellipse and a hyperbola have the same centre origin, the same foci and the minor-axis of the one is the same as the conjugate axis of the other. If $ e_1, e_2 $ be their eccentricities respectively, then $e_1^{ - 2} + e_2^{ - 2}$ equals
The equation of the tangent at the point $(1/4, 1/4)$ of the ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{4} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{12}} = 1$ is
If the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse is $4\,units$ and the distance between a focus and its nearest vertex on the major axis is $\frac {3}{2}\,units$ , then its eccentricity is?
The equation of the ellipse whose one of the vertices is $(0,7)$ and the corresponding directrix is $y = 12$, is
The distance between the directrices of the ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{36}} + \frac{{{y^2}}}{{20}} = 1$ is