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Standard XII
Mathematics
Area between Two Curves
Find the comm...
Question
Find the common tangent to the hyperbola
x
2
16
−
y
2
9
=
1
and an ellipse
x
2
4
+
y
2
3
=
1
.
A
y
=
±
x
+
√
7
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B
y
=
x
±
√
3
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C
y
=
±
x
±
√
3
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D
y
=
±
x
±
√
7
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Solution
The correct option is
D
y
=
±
x
±
√
7
Equation of tangent to the hyperbola
x
2
16
−
y
2
9
=
1
is,
y
=
m
x
±
√
a
2
m
2
−
b
2
⇒
y
=
m
x
±
√
16
m
2
−
9
.
.
.
.
(
1
)
And equation of tangent to the ellipse
x
2
4
+
y
2
3
=
1
is,
y
=
m
x
±
√
a
2
m
2
+
b
2
⇒
y
=
m
x
±
√
4
m
2
+
3
.
.
.
.
(
2
)
Since both lines are same
⇒
16
m
2
−
9
=
4
m
2
+
3
⇒
m
2
=
1
⇒
m
=
±
1
Hence required tangent is,
y
=
±
x
±
√
7
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Q.
I. The straight line
x
+
y
=
a
will be a tangent to the ellipse
x
2
16
+
y
2
9
=
1
if
a
=
±
5
II. The straight line
x
+
y
=
a
will be a tangent to the hyperbola
x
2
16
−
y
2
9
=
1
if
a
=
±
7
.
Which of the above statements is correct?
Q.
If
x
=
7
+
4
√
3
,
y
=
7
−
4
√
3
find the value of
1
x
2
+
1
y
2
Q.
The equation of curve passing through (3, 4) and satisfying the differential equation
y
(
d
y
d
x
)
2
+
(
x
−
y
)
d
y
d
x
−
x
=
0
can be
Q.
A hyperbola has
y
-axis and
x
-axis as its conjugate axis and transverse axis respectively. If one of the points of intersection of
x
-axis with the hyperbola is
(
4
,
0
)
and equation of one of the tangents is
x
−
y
=
√
7
,
then the equation of the hyperbola is
Q.
If
x
=
1
7
−
3
√
3
,
y
=
1
7
+
3
√
5
then
x
2
+
y
2
is
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