Tangent to a Hyperbola

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Tangent to a Hyperbola: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as asymptotes of a hyperbola, condition for tangency to the hyperbola, point form of tangent to standard hyperbola, tangents from an external point to hyperbola, director circle of a hyperbola.

Important Questions on Tangent to a Hyperbola

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If the line y=mx+a2m2-b2, m=12 touches the hyperbola x216-y23=1 at the point 4secθ, 3tanθ then θ is

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Find equations of the tangents drawn from (-4,-3) to hyperbola x216-y29=-1.

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Find equations of the tangents drawn from (4,-3) to hyperbola x216-y29=-1.

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The locus of the point of intersection of two tangents of the hyperbola x22-y24=1, if the product of their slopes is 1, is

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The number of possible tangents to the curve 9x2 16y2=144, which are also the normal to circle x2+ y25=4x+2y, is

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The equation of tangent to the hyperbola, 4x2-5y2=20, which is parallel to x-y=2, is

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If the line 2x+6y=2 touches the hyperbola x2-2y2=4, then the point of contact is

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The equation of tangents to the hyperbola 3x2-2y2=6 , which is perpendicular to the line x-3y=3 , are

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The values of the m for which the line y=mx+2 becomes a tangent to the hyperbola 4x2-9y2=36 is

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The product of length of perpendicular from any point on the hyperbola x2-y2=16 to is symptoes is

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Asymptotes of Hyperbola x225-y216=1 are .....

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Asymptotes of Hyperbola x225-y216=1 are .....

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From any point on the hyperbola x2a2-y2b2=1, tangents are drawn to the hyperbola x2a2-y2b2=2. The area cut off by the chord of contact on the region between the asymptotes is equal to -

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Find the hyperbola whose asymptotes are 2x-y=3 and 3x+y-7=0 and which passes through the point (1, 1):

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The equation of the tangent to the hyperbola 3x2-y2=3 which is perpendicular to the line x+3y+3=0 is

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The equation of the tangent to the hyperbola 3x2-y2=3, which is perpendicular to the line x+3y-2=0 is

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The product of the perpendicular from any point on the hyperbola x2a2-y2b2=1 to its asymptotes is equal to

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If the ordinate of any point P on the hyperbola 9x2-16y2=144, is produced to cut the asymptotes in the points Q and R,then the product PQ.PR equals to

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The product of the lengths of perpendiculars drawn from any point on the hyperbola x2-2y2-2=0, to its asymptotes is

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The equation of the tangent parallel to y-x+5=0, drawn to x23-y22=1 is