Tangent and Normal to a Hyperbola

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Tangent and Normal to a Hyperbola: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Slope Form of Normal to Standard Hyperbola, Number of Normals to a Hyperbola from a Given Point, Tangents from an External Point to a Hyperbola in Separate Form, etc.

Important Questions on Tangent and Normal to a Hyperbola

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If the normal to the rectangular hyperbola x2-y2=1 at the point Pπ4 meets the curve again at Qθ, then sec2θ+tanθ=

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If x intercept of tangent drawn to the hyperbola x2a2-y2b2=1 on the point 122,4 is 62, then a2+b2 is -

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The maximum number of normals to the hyperbola x2a2-y2b2=1 from an external point is :

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The number of real tangents can be drawn from the point (16,-3) to hyperbola x28-y23=1 is

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The number of points from where a pair of perpendicular tangents can be drawn to the hyperbola x2sec2α-y2cosec2α=1α0, π4, is

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The straight line x+y=2 p will touch the curve 4x2-9y2=36 , if :

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If the line y=mx+73 is normal to the hyperbola x224-y218=1, then a value of m is:

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If the tangent and the normal to x2-y2=4 at a point cut off intercepts a1, a2 on the x-axis respectively and b1, b2 on the y-axis respectively then the value of a1a2+b1b2 is

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The equation of the tangent to the hyperbola  x 2 - 4 y 2 = 3 6   which is perpendicular to the line  x - y + 4 = 0, is

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The equation of the normal to the hyperbola x 2 1 6 - y 2 9 = 1 at (-4, 0) is

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A hyperbola passes through the point P2,3 and has foci at ± 2,0. Then the tangent to this hyperbola at P also passes through the point

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Locus of variable point P which moves in xy plane such that tangents drawn from it to hyperbola x222-y222=2 are mutually perpendicular, is

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Tangent of parabola x2=-4ay, a>0 at one end of latus rectum (say) P is drawn. Point P also lies on hyperbola x2α2-y2β2=1, such that tangent at P to hyperbola is parallel to tangent to parabola, then eccentricity of hyperbola lies in the interval

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A hyperbola having foci A4, -1 and B4, 5 has x+y-7=0 as one of its tangent, then the point of contact of this tangent is

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Common tangents of 9x2-9y2=8 and y2=32x passes through (a, 0), then a is

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If x+y=k is a tangent to the hyperbola x2-2y2=18,then sum of squares of possible values of k is

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Tangents are drawn to the hyperbola x225-y219=1, parallel to the line y=2x  then point of contact are

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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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For the hyperbola x2a2-y2b2=1, distance between the foci is 10 units. From the point 2,3, perpendicular tangents are drawn to the hyperbola, then the value of ba is

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Find the value of m for which the line 8y+18=mx is tangent to x236-y29=1 :