If a hyperbola has one focus at the origin and its eccentricity is √2 . One of the directrices is x+y+1=0. Then the equations to its asymptotes are
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Solution
The correct option is B Let P(x, y) be a point on the hyperbola, then SP2=e2PM2⇒x2+y2=2(x+y+1√2)2 ⇒2xy+2x+2y+1=0 ∴Equation of its pair of asymptotes is 2xy+2x+2y+k=0 Applying Δ=0, we get k=2 ∴Equation of asymptotes is xy+x+y+1=0⇒x+1=0;y+1=0