Tangent and Normal to a Hyperbola

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Tangent and Normal to a Hyperbola: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Tangent to Hyperbola, Point Form of Tangent to Standard Hyperbola, Point of Intersection of a Given Normal (of Given Slope) & Number of Normals to a Hyperbola from a Given Point etc.

Important Questions on Tangent and Normal to a Hyperbola

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

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Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola 2x2-3y2=6 which is parallel to the line y=x+5.

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Let P(2,6) be a point on the hyperbola x29-y216=-1, if normal at point P meets the hyperbola again at Q. Find the coordinates of Q.

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Let P(2,6) be a point on the hyperbola x29-y216=-1, if normal at point P meets the hyperbola again at Q. Find the coordinates of Q.

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Let P(-2,-6) be a point on the hyperbola x2122-y2122=-1, if normal at point P meets the hyperbola again at Q. Find the coordinates of Q.

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Let P(2,-6) be a point on the hyperbola x2122-y2122=-1, if normal at point P meets the hyperbola again at Q. Find the coordinates of Q.

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Let P(2,6) be a point on the hyperbola x2122-y2122=-1, if normal at point P meets the hyperbola again at Q. Find the coordinates of Q.

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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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Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola 4x2-3y2=12 which is parallel to the line y=2x+3.

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Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola 2x2-3y2=24 which is parallel to the line y=2x+3.

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Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola 2x2-3y2=18 which is parallel to the line y=6x+7.

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Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola 2x2-3y2=12 which is parallel to the line y=4x+5.

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Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola 2x2-3y2=6 which is parallel to the line y=3x+4.

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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