JEE Main · 2005 · 08 May 2005 · Offline · Hyperbola

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The locus of a point moving under the condition that the line is a tangent to the hyperbola is
  1. (A)an ellipse
  2. (B)a circle
  3. (C)a parabola
  4. (D)a hyperbola✓ Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

A line of slope is tangent to exactly when its intercept satisfies . For the line this means . Replacing by , the locus of the point is , which is a hyperbola.

JEE Main · 2005 · 08 May 2005 · Offline · Single correct option

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