Question

Match the centre, major axis, minor axis and vertices of ellipse given in Column I with their respective meaning given in Column II and choose the correct option from the codes given below.

Column I		Column II
A	Centre	1	Line segment through the foci of the ellipse.
B	Major axis	2	Mid-point of line segment joining the foci.
C	Minor axis	3	End points of major axis.
D	Vertices	4	Line segment through the centre and perpendicular to the major axis.

• A. A= 2 ,B= 1 ,C= 4 ,D= 3
• B. A=1 ,B=2 ,C= 4 ,D=3
• C. A=2,B= 1 ,C= 3 ,D= 4
• D. A=2 ,B=4,C= 1 ,D=3

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The mid-point of the line segment joining the foci is called the centre of the ellipse. The line segment through the foci of the ellipse is called the major axis and the line segment through the centre and perpendicular to the major axis is called the minor axis. The end points of the major axis are called the vertices of the ellipse.