JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Hyperbola

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    The length of the transverse axis of a hyperbola is 7 and it passes through the point (5, ?2). The equation of the hyperbola is

    A)            \[\frac{4}{49}{{x}^{2}}-\frac{196}{51}{{y}^{2}}=1\]                    

    B)            \[\frac{49}{4}{{x}^{2}}-\frac{51}{196}{{y}^{2}}=1\]

    C)            \[\frac{4}{49}{{x}^{2}}-\frac{51}{196}{{y}^{2}}=1\]                    

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                       Trick: \[2a=7\] or \[a=\frac{7}{2}\]                   Also (5, ?2) satisfies it, so \[\frac{4}{49}(25)-\frac{51}{196}(4)=1\]            and \[{{a}^{2}}=\frac{49}{4}\] Þ  \[a=\frac{7}{2}\].


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