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JEE • MATHEMATICS • HYPERBOLA
Hyperbola practice · Mixed difficulty
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The hyperbola and point , then find number of tangents from .
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Correct option: C
2
Option C (2) is correct because substituting the point P(4,3) into the hyperbola's equation results in a negative value, indicating that the point lies outside the hyperbola, thus allowing for two tangents to be drawn.
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The equation of the tangent to the conic at is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the tangent line to the conic at the given point, found by using the tangent equation formula.
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The equation of a tangent to the hyperbola , which makes an angle with the transverse axis, is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents a tangent line to the hyperbola with a slope of 1, derived using the tangent equation .
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What is the slope of the tangent drawn to the hyperbola at the point
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Correct option: B
The correct answer is B () because it represents the slope of the tangent to the hyperbola at the given point, calculated using differentiation.
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If represents a rectangular hyperbola, then equals
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because for a rectangular hyperbola, the sum of the coefficients of x² and y² must be zero.
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The difference of the focal distance of any point on the hyperbola is
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Correct option: A
8
Option A (8) is correct because the difference of the focal distance of any point on the hyperbola is equal to 2a, where a is the semi-major axis, which is 4 in this case.
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The equation , represent an ellipse, if
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because for the equation to represent an ellipse, both denominators must be positive, leading to the condition .
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If and are two values of for which the line is a tangent to the hyperbola , then the value of is equal to
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it involves finding the values of m for which the line is tangent to the hyperbola and then calculating the absolute value of the expression.
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The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are (6, 4) and and eccentricity 2, is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it satisfies the given foci and eccentricity for a hyperbola centered at (1, 4).
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Tangents at any points on the hyperbola cut the axes at and respectively. If the rectangle where is the origin is completed, then locus of point is given by
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the locus of point P, where tangents to the hyperbola cut the axes at A and B, and OAPB is a rectangle.
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If the focii of the ellipse and hyperbola coincides then ?
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because equating the focal distances of the ellipse and hyperbola leads to the equation , which simplifies to .
252
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Let are the foci of the hyperbola and are the foci of its conjugate hyperbola. If and are eccentricities of hyperbola and its conjugate hyperbola respectively, then the statement which holds TRUE is :
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Correct option: C
Area of the quadrilateral formed by their foci is 50 sq. units.
Option C (Area of the quadrilateral formed by their foci is 50 sq. units) is correct because the area of the quadrilateral formed by the foci of the hyperbola and its conjugate is indeed 50 square units.
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The pole of the line with respect to the hyperbola , is
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Correct option: B
Option C () is correct because the pole of a line with respect to a hyperbola can be found by comparing the equation of the polar with the given line.
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The value of , for which is a tangent to the hyperbola , is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it satisfies the condition for tangency of a line to a hyperbola.
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Equation of the hyperbola whose vertices are and foci at , is
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Correct option: A
Option B () is correct because it represents a hyperbola with vertices at (3,0) and foci at (5,0).
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Application
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A line parallel to the straight line is tangent to the hyperbola at the point Then is equal to
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Correct option: C
6
The correct answer is C (6) because it is found by determining the tangent point on the hyperbola using the parallel line's slope and substituting it back into the hyperbola equation.
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Consider the set of hyperbola Let be the eccentricity when and be the eccentricity when , then is equal to
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Correct option: B
0
The correct answer is B (0) because both hyperbolas and are rectangular hyperbolas, and all rectangular hyperbolas have the same eccentricity of .
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The locus of the middle points of chords of hyperbola parallel to is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the locus of the middle points of the chords parallel to the given line, found using the T = S' method and comparing slopes.
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The shortest distance between the line and the hyperbola is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the shortest distance calculated using the tangent to the hyperbola parallel to the line y=x.
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Easy
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The equation of the transverse and conjugate axis of the hyperbola are
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because these are the equations of the transverse and conjugate axes of the given hyperbola after converting it to standard form.
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A general point on the hyperbola is
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Correct option: C
(where is parameter)
Option B (1) is correct because molecularity is the number of reactant molecules involved in an elementary step, and in this case, only one molecule of is involved.
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Analyzing
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If there are two points and on rectangular hyperbola such that abscissa of ordinate of , then the locus of point of intersection of tangents at and is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the points A and B are symmetrical about the line , so the intersection of tangents at A and B will lie on .
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If and are the eccentricities of the hyperbolas and , then is equal to
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Correct option: B
4
The correct answer is 4 because both hyperbolas are rectangular hyperbolas, each having an eccentricity of , and the sum of the squares of their eccentricities is 4.
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If the chords of contacts of the tangents from the points and to the hyperbola are at right angle, then is equal to
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Correct option: B
0
Option B (0) is correct because the chords of contact are perpendicular, leading to the condition .
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The length of the transverse axis of the hyperbola is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the length of the transverse axis (2a) after rewriting the hyperbola equation in standard form.
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Analyzing
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Let the tangent drawn to the parabola at the point is perpendicular to the line . Then the normal to the hyperbola at the point does NOT pass through the point
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the normal to the hyperbola at the given point does not pass through this point, while it passes through the other options.
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If line with slope touches the hyperbola and the parabola . Then the value of is equal to
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Correct option: C
25
Option C (25) is correct because it involves using the tangency conditions for both the hyperbola and the parabola to find the value of the expression.
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If the hyperbola passes through the focus of the ellipse , then eccentricity of the hyperbola is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because by substituting the ellipse's focus into the hyperbola equation and using the ellipse's eccentricity, the hyperbola's eccentricity is found to be .
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If is an angle between the two asymptotes of the hyperbola , then is equal to
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the angle between the asymptotes can be found using their slopes, and then can be expressed in terms of a and b.
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If be a rectangular hyperbola whose branches lie only in the second and fourth quadrant, then
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because for the rectangular hyperbola to lie in the second and fourth quadrants, the product xy must be negative, implying , which simplifies to .
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