PRO P E R T l E S OF HYPERBOLA

distance
1
Difference of focal of every point
is constant and
on the
hyperbola equal to

l CTA ) .

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• P (a se co, b tomo)

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S O S

(
PS = a e seco -
a

① isERIE Es
psi = a e seco + a

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PS -
ps = 2a
2 The
tangent and normal at
any point
on the hyperbola are the bisectors
of angles
radii
b/w the focal of that point .

FOCAL
RADIUS Ps
TANGENT
FOCAL
F RAD l U S

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•
ps
p
r -

N OR MA L

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s
S

3 REFLECTION PROPERTY :
Any light ray
originating from one
focus will appear
to pass through the other focus after
reflection from the
hyperbola .
 NORMAL

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u the feet of perpendiculars from foci

upon any tangent lie on the
auxiliary
circle and the product of lengths of
perpendiculars is b
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these Li -

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square

of semi -

conjugate axis) .

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5 The portion of tangent cut
off
contact and directrix
the
point of
at the
subtends
right angle a

corresponding focus .

6
If an ellipse and a
hyperbola are

confocal then
they are
orthogonal .

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s
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> In a
rectangular hyperbola :

in
(is Perpendicular focal chords are
equal
length
.

all vertices
Li is If of triangle lie a on a

rectangular hyperbola then its ,

orthocentre also lies sane hyperbola on .