Practice Sheet – Hyperbola

x2 y2
1. If the tangent at the point (2 sec , 3 tan ) of the hyperbola   1 is parallel to 3x – y
4 9
+ 4 = 0, then the value of  is
(a) 45 (b) 60 (c) 30 (d) 75

2. The equation of the normal to the hyperbola

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
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
 1 at the point 8, 3 3 is 
(a) 3 x  2 y  25 (b) x + y = 25 (c) y + 2x = 25 (d)
2 x  3 y  25

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3. The locus of the middle points of portions of the tangents to the hyperbola   1,
a2 b2
intercepted between the axes is
(a) 4x2y2 = a2y2 – b2x2 (b) 2x2y2 = a2y2 – b2x2
(c) x2y2 = a2y2 – b2x2 (d) None of these

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4. The foci of a hyperbola coincide with the foci of the ellipse   1 . The equation of the
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hyperbola if its eccentricity is 2, is
x2 y2 x2 y2 x2 y2
(a)  1 (b)  1 (c)  1 (d) None of
4 12 12 4 12 16
these

5. For the hyperbola,

x  12   y  22  1.
9 16
5
(a) eccentricity = (b) centre is (1, 2)
3
(c) focus (6, 2) and (–4, 2) (d) all of these are true

6. The equation of the hyperbola referred to its axes as axes of coordinates whose rectum is 4 and
eccentricity is 3, is
(a) 2x2 – 16y2 = 1 (b) 4x2 – 16y2 = 1
(c) 16x2 – 2y2 = 1 (d) None of these

7. The line 3x + 2y + 1 = 0 meets the hyperbola 4x2 – y2 = 4a2 in the points P and Q. The coordinates
of the point of intersection of the tangents at P and Q are
(a) (–3a2, 8a2) (b) (3a2, 8a2) (c) (3a2, –8a2) (d) None of
these
8. If P is a point on the hyperbola 16x2 – 9y2 = 144 whose foci are S1 and S2, then PS1 ~ PS2 =
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12

9. The eccentricity of the hyperbola 4x2 – 9y2 = 16, is

8 5 13 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 4 3 3

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10. The equation of a common tangent to the conics  1 and   1 is
a2 b2 a2 b2
(a) x + y = a2 – b2 (b) x  y  a2  b2
(c) x  y  a2  b2 (d) x  y  b2  a2

11. If (0, 4) and (0, 2) be the foci and vertices of a hyperbola then its equation is

x2 y2 x2 y2
(a)  1 (b)  1
4 12 12 4
y2 x2 y2 x2
(c)  1 (d)  1
4 12 12 4
12. If the chords of contact of tangents from two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) to the hyperbola
x2 y2 xx
2
 2  1 are at right angles, then 1 2 is equal to
a b y1 y 2
a2 b2
(a)  (b) 
b2 a2
b4 a4
(c)  (d) 
a4 b4

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13. From any point on the hyperbola   1 tangents are drawn to the hyperbola
a2 b2
x2 y2
  2 . The area cutoff by the chord of contact on the asymptotes is equal to
a2 b2

ab
(a) (b) ab
2
(c) 2 ab (d) 4 ab

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14. P is a point on the hyperbola   1 , N is the foot of the perpendicular from P on the
a2 b2
transverse axis. The tangent to the hyperbola at P meets the transverse axis at T. If O is the
centre of the hyperbola, then OT.ON is equal to
 (a) e2 (b) a2 (c) b2 (d) b2 / a2

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15. The equation   1 represents
12  k 8  k

(a) a hyperbola if k < 8 (b) an ellipse if k > 8

(c) a hyperbola if 8 < k < 12 (d) None of these

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16. If the foci of the ellipse  2  1 and the hyperbola   coincide, then the
25 b 144 81 25
value of b2 is
(a) 3 (b) 16 (c) 9 (d) 12

17. If chords of the hyperbola x2 – y2 = a2 touch the parabola y2 = 4ax then the locus of the middle
points of these chords is the curve
(a) y2 (x + a) = x3 (b) y2 (x – a) = x3 (c) y2 (x + 2a) = 3x3 (d) y2 (x –
2a) = 2x3

18. If e and e1 are the eccentricities of the hyperbola xy = c2 and x2 – y2 = c2, then e 2  e12 =
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

19. If x = 9 is the chord of contact of the hyperbola x2 – y2 = 9, then the equation of the corresponding
pair of tangents is
(a) 9x2 – 8y2 + 18x – 9 = 0 (b) 9x2 – 8y2 – 18x + 9 = 0
(c) 9x2 – 8y2 – 18x – 9 = 0 (d) 9x2 – 8y2 + 18x + 9 = 0

20. If m1 and m2 are the slopes of the tangents to the hyperbola x2 / 25 – y2 / 16 = 1 which pass
through the point (6, 2) then
(a) m1 + m2 = 24/11 (b) m1m2 = 20/11 (c) m1 + m2 = 48/11 (d) m1m2 =
11/20

21. Product of the lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from foci on any tangent to hyperbola x2 /
a2 – y2 / b2 = 1 is
1 2 1 2
(a) b (b) b2 (c) a2 (d) a
2 2

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22. (a sec , b tan ) and (a sec , b tan ) are the ends of a focal chord of   1 , then tan
a2 b2
/2 tan /2 equals to
e 1 1 e 1 e e 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
e 1 1 e 1 e e 1
23. The normal at P to hyperbola of eccentricity e, intersects its transverse and conjugate axes at L
and M respectively. If locus of the mid point of LM is hyperbola, then eccentricity of the
hyperbola is
e 1 e
(a) (b) (c) e (d) None of
e 1 e2 1
these

24. The equation of the hyperbola referred to its axes as axes of coordinate and whose distance
between the foci is 16 and eccentricity is 2 , is
(a) x2 – y2 = 16 (b) x2 – y2 = 32 (c) x2 – 2y2 = 16 (d) y2 – x2 =
16

25. Equation of the tangent to the hyperbola 2x2 – 3y2 = 6 which is parallel to the line y = 3x + 4 is
(a) y = 3x + 5 (b) y = 3x – 5 (c) y = 3x + 5, y = 3x – 5 (d) None of
these

26. If A and B are two fixed points and P is a variable point such that PA + PB = 4, the locus of P
is
(a) parabola (b) ellipse (c) hyperbola (d) None of
these

27. If the circle x2 + y2 = a2 intersects the hyperbola xy = c2 in four points P (x1, y1), Q (x2, y2), R
(x3, y3), S (x4, y4), then
(a) x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 0 (b) y1 + y2 + y3 + y4 = 0
(c) x1x2x3x4 = c4 (d) y1y2y3y4 = c4

28. A variable straight line of slope 4 intersects the hyperbola xy = 1 at two points. The locus of the
point which divides the line segment between these two points in the ratio 1 : 2 is
(a) 16x2 + 10xy + y2 = 2 (b) 16x2 – 10xy + y2 = 2
(c) 16x2 + 10xy + y2 = 4 (d) None of these

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29. Let P (a sec , b tan ) and Q (a sec , b tan ), where     , be two points on the
2
x2 y2
hyperbola   1 . If (h, k) is the point of intersection of the normals at P and Q, then k
a2 b2
is equal to
 a2  b2  a2  b2  a2  b2
(a) (b)    (c) (d)
a  a  b
 a2  b2 
  
 b 

30. The equation of the tangent to the conic x2 – y2 – 8x + 2y + 11 = 0 at (2, 1) is

(a) x + 2 = 0 (b) 2x + 1 = 0 (c) x – 2 = 0 (d) x + y + 1
=0

ANSWERS
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. C
7. A 8. B 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. D
13. D 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. B
19. B 20. BC 21. B 22. B 23. B 24. B
25. C 26. B 27. ABCD 28. A
29. D 30. C 31. C 32. D 33. A