JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Hyperbola

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    A tangent to a hyperbola \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}-\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1\] intercepts a length of unity from each of the co-ordinate axes, then the point (a, b) lies on the rectangular hyperbola

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

    B)            \[{{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}}=1\]

    C)            \[{{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}}=-1\]          

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                      Tangent at \[(a\sec \theta ,b\tan \theta )\] is,                   \[\frac{x}{(a/\sec \theta )}-\frac{y}{(b/\tan \theta )}=1\] or \[\frac{a}{\sec \theta }=1,\,\,\frac{b}{\tan \theta }=1\]                    Þ \[a=\sec \theta \], \[b=\tan \theta \]or \[(a,b)\]lies on \[{{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}}=1\].


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