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Sr MAINS+EAMCET Assignment for weekly test on 01-07-2024

HYPERBOLA

1. If the line y  2 x   be a tangent to the hyperbola 36 x 2  25 y 2  3600 , then  

(a) 16 (b) –16
(c) 16 (d) None of these
2. The line 3 x  4 y  5 is a tangent to the hyperbola x 2  4 y 2  5 . The point of contact is
(a) (3, 1) (b) (2, 1/4)
(c) (1, 3) (d) None of these
x2 y2
3. The equation of the tangent at the point (a sec  , b tan  ) of the conic 2
  1 , is
a b2
(a) x sec 2   y tan 2   1
x y
(b) sec   tan   1
a b
x  a sec  y  b tan 
(c) 2
 1
a b2
(d) None of these
4. The equation of the tangents to the conic 3 x 2  y 2  3 perpendicular to the line x  3 y  2 is
(a) y  3x  6 (b) y  6x  3

(c) yx 6 (d) y  3x  6

5. The equation of the tangent to the hyperbola 2 x 2  3y 2  6 which is parallel to the line y  3 x  4 , is
(a) y  3 x  5
(b) y  3x  5
(c) y  3 x  5 and y  3 x  5
(d) None of these
6. The locus of the point of intersection of any two perpendicular tangents to the hyperbola is a circle which is called the
director circle of the hyperbola, then the eqn of this circle is
(a) x 2  y 2  a2  b 2 (b) x 2  y 2  a2  b 2
(c) x 2  y 2  2ab (d) None of these
7. The equation of the tangents to the hyperbola 3 x 2  4 y 2  12 which cuts equal intercepts from the axes, are
(a) y  x  1 (b) y  x  1
(c) 3 x  4 y  1 (d) 3 x  4 y  1
x2 y2
8. If m 1 and m 2 are the slopes of the tangents to the hyperbola   1 which pass through the point (6, 2), then
25 16
24 20
(a) m1  m 2  (b) m 1 m 2 
11 11
48 11
(c) m1  m 2  (d) m 1 m 2 
11 20
9. The equation of the tangent to the hyperbola 4 y 2  x 2  1 at the point (1, 0) is
 (a) x 1 (b) y 1
(c) y4 (d) x 4
x2 y2
10. The value of m for which y  mx  6 is a tangent to the hyperbola   1 , is
100 49
17 20
(a) (b)
20 17
3 20
(c) (d)
20 3
11. The equation of the tangent to the conic x 2  y 2  8 x  2y  11  0 at (2, 1) is

(a) x20 (b) 2x  1  0

(c) x 2 0 (d) x  y 1  0
12. The point of contact of the line y  x  1 with 3 x 2  4 y 2  12 is
(a) (4, 3) (b) (3, 4)
(c) (4, –3) (d) None of these
x2 y2
13. If the straight line x cos   y sin   p be a tangent to the hyperbola 2
  1 , then
a b2
(a) a 2 cos 2   b 2 sin 2   p 2
(b) a 2 cos 2   b 2 sin 2   p 2
(c) a 2 sin 2   b 2 cos 2   p 2
(d) a 2 sin 2   b 2 cos 2   p 2
x2 y2
14. If the tangent on the point (2 sec  , 3 tan  ) of the hyperbola   1 is parallel to 3 x  y  4  0 , then the value
4 9
of  is
(a) 45 o (b) 60 o
(c) 30 o
(d) 75 o
x2 y2
15. The radius of the director circle of the hyperbola   1 , is
a2 b2
(a) ab (b) ab

(c) a2  b 2 (d) a2  b 2
16. What is the slope of the tangent line drawn to the hyperbola xy  a (a  0 ) at the point (a, 1)
(a) 1/a (b) –1/a
(c) a (d) – a
x2 y2
17. The line y  mx  c touches the curve   1 , if
a2 b2
[Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a) c  a m b
2 2 2 2
(b) c  a m  b
2 2 2 2

(c) c b m a
2 2 2 2
(d) a2  b 2m 2  c 2
18. The straight line x  y  2 p will touch the hyperbola 4 x 2  9 y 2  36 , if [Orissa JEE 2003]

(a) p2  2 (b) p2  5
(c) 5p2  2 (d) 2p 2  5
x2 y2
19. The equation of the director circle of the hyperbola   1 is given by [Karnataka CET 2004]
16 4
(a) x 2  y 2  16 (b) x2  y2  4
(c) x 2  y 2  20 (d) x 2  y 2  12
 x2 y2
20. The equation of the tangent parallel to y  x  5  0 drawn to   1 is [UPSEAT 2004]
3 2
(a) x  y 1  0 (b) x y 2 0
(c) x  y 1  0 (d) x y2 0
x2 y2
21. The equation of the normal at the point (6, 4) on the hyperbola   3 , is
9 16
(a) 3 x  8 y  50 (b) 3 x  8 y  50
(c) 8 x  3 y  50 (d) 8 x  3 y  50
22. What will be equation of that chord of hyperbola 25 x 2  16 y 2  400 , whose mid point is (5, 3)
[UPSEAT 1999]
(a) 115 x  117 y  17 (b) 125 x  48 y  481
(c) 127 x  33 y  341 (d) 15 x  121 y  105
25 3 x2 y2
23. The value of m, for which the line y  mx  , is a normal to the conic   1 , is [MP PET 2004]
3 16 9
2
(a) 3 (b) 
3
3
(c)  (d) 1
2
x2 y2
24. The equation of the normal to the hyperbola   1 at (4 , 0 ) is [UPSEAT 2002]
16 9
(a) y 0 (b) yx
(c) x 0 (d) x  y
25. The eccentricity of the conjugate hyperbola of the hyperbola x 2  3 y 2  1 , is [MP PET 1999]
2
(a) 2 (b)
3
4
(c) 4 (d)
3
26. If e and e’ are eccentricities of hyperbola and its conjugate respectively, then [UPSEAT 1999]
2 2
1 1 1 1
(a)     1 (b)  1
 
e  e'  e e'
2 2
1 1 1 1
(c)      0 (d)  2
 
e  e'  e e'
27. The product of the lengths of perpendiculars drawn from any point on the hyperbola x 2  2y 2  2  0 to its asymptotes
is [EAMCET 2003]
(a) 1/2 (b) 2/3
(c) 3/2 (d) 2
28. The equation of a hyperbola, whose foci are (5, 0) and (–5, 0) and the length of whose conjugate axis is 8, is
(a) 9 x 2  16 y 2  144 (b) 16 x 2  9 y 2  144
(c) 9 x 2  16 y 2  12 (d) 16 x 2  9 y 2  12
x2 y2
29. The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are the foci of the ellipse   1 and the eccentricity is 2, is
25 9
x2 y2 x2 y2
(a)  1 (b)  1
4 12 4 12
x2 y2 x2 y2
(c)  1 (d)  1
12 4 12 4
30. The coordinates of the foci of the rectangular hyperbola xy  c 2 are
(a) (c,  c) (b) (c 2 ,  c 2 )
  c c 
(c)  , (d) None of these
 2 
 2
31. The equation of the hyperbola referred to the axis as axes of co-ordinate and whose distance between the foci is 16 and
eccentricity is 2 , is [UPSEAT 2000]
(a) x  y  16
2 2
(b) x  y  32
2 2

(c) x 2  2y 2  16 (d) y 2  x 2  16
32. If e and e’ are the eccentricities of the ellipse 5 x 2  9 y 2  45 and the hyperbola 5 x 2  4 y 2  45 respectively, then
ee '  [EAMCET 2002]
(a) 9 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 1
33. The distance between the directrices of a rectangular hyperbola is 10 units, then distance between its foci is
[MP PET 2002]

(a) 10 2 (b) 5
(c) 5 2 (d) 20
34. Eccentricity of the curve x  y 2  a 2 is
2
[UPSEAT 2002]

(a) 2 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) None of these
35. Eccentricity of rectangular hyperbola is [UPSEAT 2002]
1 1
(a) (b)
2 2
(c) 2 (d) > 2
36. The eccentricity of the hyperbola conjugate to x 2  3y 2  2 x  8 is [UPSEAT 2004]
2
(a) (b) 3
3
(c) 2 (d) None of these
37. The locus of a point P( ,  ) moving under the condition that the line y  x   is a tangent to the hyperbola
x2 y2
  1 is [AIEEE 2005]
a2 b 2
(a) A parabola (b) A hyperbola
(c) An ellipse (d) A circle
x 2 y2
38. The eccentricity of the hyperbola   1 is
16 25
[Karnataka CET 2005]
(a) 3/4 (b) 3/5
(c) 41 / 4 (d) 41 / 5
39. The equation to the hyperbola having its eccentricity 2 and the distance between its foci is 8 [Karnataka CET 2005]
x2 y2 x2 y2
(a)  1 (b)  1
12 4 4 12
x2 y2 x2 y2
(c)  1 (d)  1
8 2 16 9
40. If  is the acute angle of intersection at a real point of intersection of the circle x 2  y 2  5 and the parabola y 2  4 x
then tan is equal to [Karnataka CET 2005]
(a) 1 (b) 3
1
(c) 3 (d)
3
SOLUTIONS
1. (c) If y  2x   is tangent to given hyperabola, then    a 2m 2  b 2   (100 ) (4 )  144   256  16
.
2. (a) Suppose point of contact be (h, k), then tangent is hx  4 ky  5  0  3 x  4 y  5  0 or h  3, k  1
Hence the point of contact is (3, 1).
 ) y(b tan  )
3. (b) x (a sec
2
 2
x y
 1  sec   tan   1 .
a b a b
2 2
x y
4. (a) Tangent to  1 and perpendicular to x  3 y  2  0 is given by y  3 x  9  3  3 x  6 .
1 3
5. (c) Let tangent be y  3x  c

c   a m  b   3 .9  2  5  y  3 x  5 .
2 2 2

x2 y2
6. (b) Equation of hyperbola is  1
a2 b 2
Any tangent to hyperbola are y  mx  a2m 2  b 2
1 a2
Also tangent perpendicular to this is y x  b2
m m2
Eliminating m, we get x 2  y 2  a2  b 2 .
7. (b) The tangent at (h, k ) is x  y  1
4 /h 3/k
4 3
  h  4 .....(i)
h k k 3
and 3h2  4 k 2  12 ....(ii)
As point (h, k ) lies on it, using (i) and (ii), we get the tangent as y  x  1 .
8. (a,b) The line through (6,2) is
y  2  m(x  6)  y  mx  2  6m
Now from condition of tangency, (2  6m)2  25 m 2  16
 36 m 2  4  24 m  25 m 2  16  0
 11m 2  24 m  20  0
Obviously its roots are m 1 and m 2 , therefore
24 20
m1  m 2  and m1m 2  .
11 11
9. (a) The equation of the tangent to 4 y 2  x 2  1 at (1,0) is 4(y  0)  x  1  1 or x  1  0 or x  1 .
2 2
x y
10. (a) If y  mx  c touches 2  2  1,
a b
then c 2  a 2 m 2  b 2 . Here c  6, a 2  100 , b 2  49
17
 36  100 m 2  49  100 m 2  85  m  .
20
11. (c) Equation of the tangent to x 2  y 2  8 x  2y  11  0 at (2, 1) is 2 x  y  4(x  2)  (y  1)  11  0 or
x 2.
12. (a) The equation of the line and hyperbola are
y  x 1 .....(i)
3 x  4 y  12
2 2
.....(ii)
From (i) and (ii), we get
3 x 2  4(x  1)2  12 P
  3 x 2  4(x 2  2 x  1)  12
or x 2  8 x  16  0  x  4
From (i), y  3. So point of contact is (4,3) .
13. (b) x cos   y sin   p  y   cot  . x  p cosec 
x2 y2
It is tangent to the hyperbola  1
a2 b 2
Therefore, p 2 cosec 2  a 2 cot 2   b 2
 a 2 cos 2   b 2 sin 2   p 2 .
dx
14. (c) Differentiation of x  2 sec    2 sec  tan 
d
dy
Differentiate, y  3 tan  w.r.t. , we get  3 sec 2 
d
dy dy / d 3 sec 2 
 Gradient of tangent  
dx dx / d 2 sec  tan 
dy 3
 cosec  .....(i)
dx 2
But, tangent is parallel to 3 x  y  4  0
 Gradient m  3 .....(ii)
By (i) and (ii), 3 cosec   3  cosec   2 ,   30  .
2
15. (c) Equation of director-circle of the hyperbola
x2 y2
  1 is x 2  y 2  a 2  b 2
a2 b 2

So, radius  a 2  b 2 .
16. (b) Given equation of hyperbola xy  a
Slope of tangent at point (x 1 y 1 ) is
 dy 
m   ,  xdy  y  0  dy  y
 dx  ( x1 , y1 ) dx dx x

At point (a, 1); m   

dy 1
 .
 dx  (a, 1) a

x2 y2
17. (b) y  mx  c touches the curve  1 ,
a2 b 2
if c 2  a 2m 2  b 2 .
x 2 y2
18. (d) The condition for the line y  mx  c will touch the hyperbola  1 is c 2  a2m 2  b2
a2 b 2
Here m  1 , c  2 p, a 2  9, b 2  4
 We get 2 p 2  5.
19. (d) Equation of ‘director-circle’ of hyperbola is x 2  y 2  a2  b 2 . Here a2  16, b 2  4
 x 2  y 2  12 is the required ‘director circle’.
x2 y2
20. (a) Given hyperbola is,  1 .....(i)
3 2
Equation of tangent parallel to isy x 5  0
y  x   0  y  x  .....(ii)
If line (ii) is a tangent to hyperbola (i), then
    3 1  2 (from c   a 2m 2  b 2 )
   1    1,  1 .
 Put the values of  in (ii), we get x  y 1  0 and x  y 1  0 are the required tangents

21. (a) Equation of normal at any point (x 1 , y1 ) on hyperbola is,

a 2 (x  x 1 ) b 2 (y  y1 )

x1  y1
Here, a2  267 , b 2  48 and (x 1 , y1 )  (6,4 )
27 (x  6) 48 (y  4 )
   3(x  6)  8(y  4 )
6 4
 3 x  8 y  50 .
22. (b) According to question, S  25 x 2  16 y 2  400  0
Equation of required chord is S 1  T .....(i)
Here, S1  25(5)  16(3)  400
2 2

 625  144  400  81

and T  25 xx 1  16 yy 1  400 , where x1  5, y1  3
 25 (x )(5)  16 (y)(3)  400  125 x  48 y  400
So from (i), required chord is
125 x  48 y  400  81 or 125 x  48 y  481 .
x2 y2
23. (b) We know that the equation of the normal of the conic  1 at point (a sec  , b tan  ) is
a2 b 2
ax sec   by cot   a2  b 2
a a2  b 2
or y  sin  x 
b b cot 

Comparing above equation with equation y  mx  25 3 and taking a  4 , b  3

3

we get, a  b  25 3
2 2
 tan   3    60 o
b cot  3
a 4 4 3 2
and m   sin   sin 60 o =   .
b 3 3 2 3
x 2 y2 2 x 2y dy
24. (a)  1   0
16 9 16 9 dx
dy 2x  9 9 x   dx   16 y
       0
dx 16  2 y 16 y  dy  (4 ,0 ) 9 x

Hence, equation of normal

 (y  0)  0(x  4 )  y  0 .

x2 y2 a2  b 2
25. (a) Eccentricity of   1 is e 
a2 b 2 a2

a2  b 2
Eccentricity of conjugate hyperbola, e ' 
b2
Write the given equation in standard form,
x2 y2 1
  1  a 2  1, b 2 
1 1/3 3
1 1/ 3
 e'   4 2.
1/3
x2 y2
26. (a) Let hyperbola is  1 .....(i)
a2 b 2
 x2 y2
Then its conjugate will be,   1 .....(ii)
a2 b 2
If e is eccentricity of hyperbola (i), then b 2  a2 (e 2  1)
a2
or 12  .....(iii)
e (a  b 2 )
2

1 b2
Similarly if e' is eccentricity of conjugate (ii), then a2  b 2 (e'2 1) or  2 .....(iv)
e' 2
(a  b 2 )
a2 b2
Adding (iii) and (iv), 1 2  12    1.
(e ' ) e a2  b 2 a2  b 2
2 2
x y
27. (b) Given equation is  1 .....(i)
2 1
Product of length of perpendiculars drawn from any point on the hyperbola (i) to the asymptotes is
a 2b 2 2 1 2
  .
a2  b 2 2 1 3
28. (b) b  4  2ae  10  16  25  a 2  a3
Hence the hyperbola is 16 x 2  9 y 2  144 .

a  5, b  3, b 2  a2 (1  e 2 )  e 
4
29. (b) Here for given ellipse
5
Therefore, focus is (– 4, 0), (4, 0).
Given eccentricity of hyperbola = 2
ae 4
a  2 and b  2 (4  1)  2 3
e 2
x2 y2
Hence hyperbola is  1.
4 12
a2
30. (b) xy  c2 as c 2  . Here, co-ordinates of focus are
2
(ae cos 45 , ae sin 45 )  (c 2 , c 2 ) , { e  2 , a  c 2 }
Similarly other focus is (c 2 ,c 2 )
Note : Students should remember this question as a fact

31. (b) According to question, Transverse axis = Conjugate axis

Given that, e  2 , 2ae  16 ;  a  4 2
Therefore, equation of hyperbola is x 2  y 2  32.
32. (d) Clearly e  2 and e ' = 3 ,  ee '  1 .
3 2

33. (d)  Distance between directrices  2a .

e
 Eccentricity of rectangular hyperbola  2 .
2a
 Distance between directrics  .
2
2a
Given that ,  10  2a  10 2
2
Now, distance between foci  2ae  (10 2 ) ( 2 )  20 .
34. (b) Eccentricity of rectangular hyperbola is 2 .
35. (c) It is obvious.
36. (c) Given, equation of hyperbola is x 2  3y 2  2 x  8
 x 2  2 x  3y 2  8
(x  1)2 y 2
 (x  1)2  3y 2  9   1
9 3
 (x  1)2 y 2
Conjugate of this hyperbola is   1
9 3
 2 2 
and its eccentricity (e )   a 2 b 
 b 
93
Here, a2  9 , b 2  3 ;  e   2.
3
37. (b) If y  mx  c is tangent to the hyperbola then c 2  a2m 2  b 2 . Here  2  a2 2  b 2 . Hence locus of
P(, ) is a2 x 2  y 2  b 2 , which is a hyperbola.
x 2 y2
38. (c) Equation of hyperbola is  1
16 25
b2
Eccentricity is e 2  1 i.e., e 2  25  1
a2 16

 e 2  41  e  41 .
16 4
39. (b) Distance between foci = 8
 2ae  8 also e  2 ;  2 a  4
 a  2  a 2  4 ;  b 2  4(4  1)  12
x2 y2
 Equation of hyperbola is  1.
4 12
40. (c) Solving equations x 2  y 2  5 and y 2  4 x
we get x 2  4 x  5  0 i.e., x  1,  5
For x  1 ; y 2  4  y  2
For x  5 ; y 2  20 (imaginary values)
 Points are (1, 2)(1, –2); m 1 for x 2  y 2  5 at (1, 2)
dy x 1
  Similarly, m 2 for y2  4 x at (1,2) is 1.
dx y (1, 2 )
2

1
 1
m1  m 2
 tan    2 3 .
1  m 1m 2 1
1
2