JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Hyperbola

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     The distance between the foci of a hyperbola is double the distance between its vertices and the length of its conjugate axis is 6. The equation of the hyperbola referred to its axes as axes of co-ordinates is

    A)            \[3{{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}}=3\]         

    B)            \[{{x}^{2}}-3{{y}^{2}}=3\]

    C)            \[3{{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}}=9\]         

    D)            \[{{x}^{2}}-3{{y}^{2}}=9\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                       According to given conditions, \[2ae=2.2a\] or  \[\sqrt{{{(x-2)}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}}=4-\sqrt{{{(x-2)}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}}\]and\[A\equiv (0,\,0);\,B\equiv (4a,\,4a)\]. Hence, \[a=\frac{3}{\sqrt{3}}=\sqrt{3}\]            Therefore, equation is \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{3}-\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{9}=1\]i.e., \[3{{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}}=9\].


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