Tangent and Normal to a Hyperbola
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
The maximum number of normals to the hyperbola from an external point is :

Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola which is parallel to the line .

Let be a point on the hyperbola , if normal at point meets the hyperbola again at . Find the coordinates of .

Let be a point on the hyperbola , if normal at point meets the hyperbola again at . Find the coordinates of .

Let be a point on the hyperbola , if normal at point meets the hyperbola again at . Find the coordinates of .

Let be a point on the hyperbola , if normal at point meets the hyperbola again at . Find the coordinates of .

Let be a point on the hyperbola , if normal at point meets the hyperbola again at . Find the coordinates of .

The number of real tangents can be drawn from the point to hyperbola is

Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola which is parallel to the line .

Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola which is parallel to the line .

Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola which is parallel to the line .

Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola which is parallel to the line .

Find the equation(s) of the tangent to the hyperbola which is parallel to the line .

The number of points from where a pair of perpendicular tangents can be drawn to the hyperbola , , is

The straight line will touch the curve , if :

If the line is normal to the hyperbola , then a value of is:

If the tangent and the normal to at a point cut off intercepts on the -axis respectively and on the -axis respectively then the value of is

The equation of the tangent to the hyperbola which is perpendicular to the line is

The equation of the normal to the hyperbola at (-4, 0) is

A hyperbola passes through the point and has foci at . Then the tangent to this hyperbola at also passes through the point
