Hyperbola

Straight Objective Type:

x2 y 2
1. Two tangents to the hyperbola   1 having slopes m1 & m2 cut the coordinates axes in four concyclic
a 2 b2
points. Then m1 m2 is equal to
a b
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) (D) 
b a

2. The chord of contact of a point P with respect to a hyperbola and its auxiliary circle are at right angles, then P
lies on
(A) Conjugate hyperbola (B) directrices (C) one of the asymptotes (D) Hyperbola

3. From a point P(1, 2) pair of tangent’s are drawn to a hyperbola ‘H’ where the two tangents touch different arms
of hyperbola. Equation of asymptotes of hyperbola H are √3 x  y  5  0 & √3 x  y  1  0 then eccentricity of
‘H’ is
2
(A) 2 (B) (C) 2 (D) 3
3

4. The asymptotes of a hyperbola are parallel to 2 x  3 y  0 & 3x  2 y  0 . Its centre is (1,2) & it passes through
(5, 3). Find the equation of the hyperbola.
(A)  2 x  3 y  8  3x  2 y  7   154  0 (B)  2 x  3 y  8 3 x  2 y  7   154  0
(C)  2 x  3 y  8  3x  2 y  7   154  0 (D)  2 x  3 y  8  3x  2 y  7   154  0

x2 y 2
5. If angle between asymptote’s of hyperbola   1 is 120° and product of perpendiculars drawn from foci
a 2 b2
upon its any tangent is 9, then locus of point of intersection of perpendicular tangents of the hyperbola can be
(A) x 2  y 2  6 (B) x 2  y 2  9 (C) x 2  y 2  3 (D) x 2  y 2  18

6. ‘C’ be a curve which is locus of point of intersection of lines x  2  m and my  4  m. A circle

S   x  2    y  1  25 intersects the curve C at four points P, Q, R and S. If O is centre of the curve ‘C’ then
2 2

OP 2  OQ 2  OR 2  OS 2 is
(A) 50 (B) 100 (C) 25 (D) 25/2

7. The combined equation of the asymptotes of the hyperbola 2 x 2  5 xy  2 y 2  4 x  5 y  0 is

(A) 2 x 2  5 xy  2 y 2  4 x  5 y  2  0 (B) 2 x 2  5 xy  2 y 2  4 x  5 y  2  0
(C) 2 x 2  5 xy  2 y 2  0 (D) None of these

x2 y 2
8. If     3 then the chord joining the points  and  for the hyperbola   1 passes through
a 2 b2
(A) Focus (B) Centre
(C) One of the end points of the transverse axis (D) One of the end points of the conjugates axis

x y x y x2 y 2
9. For a given non zero value of m each lines   m and   m meets the hyperbola 2  2  1 at a
a b a b a b
point. Sum of the ordinates of these points, is
a 1  m 2  b 1  m 2  ab
(A) (B) (C) 0 (D)
m m 2m

The equation of the transverse axis of the hyperbola  x  3   y  1  (4 x  3 y )2 is

2 2
10.
(A) x  3 y  0 (B) 4 x  3 y  9 (C) 3x  4 y  13 (D) 4 x  3 y  0

11. For which of the hyperbola, we can have more than one pair of perpendicular tangents?
x2 y 2 x2 y2
(A)  1 (B)   1 (C) x 2  y 2  4 (D) xy  4
4 9 4 9

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x2 y 2
12. From point (2, 2) tangents are drawn to the hyperbola   1 then point of contact lie in
16 9
(A) I and II quadrants (B) I & IV quadrants (C) I & III quadrants (D) III & IV quadrants

13. The equation to the chord joining two points  x1 , y1  and  x2 , y2  on the rectangular hyperbola xy  c 2 is:
x y x y x y x y
(A)  1 (B)  1 (C)  1 (D)  1
x1  x2 y1  y2 x1  x2 y1  y2 y1  y2 x1  x2 y1  y2 x1  x2

14. The locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the centre of the hyperbola xy  c 2 on a variable tangent is:
(A)  x 2  y 2   4c 2 xy (B)  x 2  y 2   2c 2 xy   (D)  x 2  y 2   4c 2 xy
2 2 2
(C) x 2  y 2  4c 2 xy

15. Find the range of parameter a for which a unique circle will pass through the points of intersection of the
rectangular hyperbola x 2  y 2  a 2 and the parabola y  x 2
 1 1  1 1
(A) a   1,1 (B)  0,1 (C)   ,  (D)   , 
 2 2  2 4

x2 y 2
16. If the curves   1,  a  b  and x 2  y 2  c 2 cut at right angles then
a 2 b2
(A) a 2  b 2  2c 2 (B) b 2  a 2  2c 2 (C) a 2  b 2  2c 2 (D) a 2 b 2  2c 2

x2 y2 x2 y 2
17. If radii of director circles of   1, and   1, are 2r and r respectively and ee and eh be the
a 2 b2 a 2 b2
eccentricities of the ellipse and the hyperbola respectively then
(A) 2eh2  ee2  6 (B) eh2  4ee2  6 (C) 4eh2  ee2  6 (D) none of these

x2 y 2 x2 y 2 1 2
18. If the foci of the ellipse  2  1 & the hyperbola   coincide then the value of b is
25 b 144 81 25
(A) 4 (B) 9 (C) 16 (D) none of these
2
19. The tangents at any point P(x1, y1) on the hyperbola xy=c meets the co-ordinate axes at point Q & R. The
circumcentre of OQR has co-ordinates
x y   2x 2 y 
(A)  0,0  
(B) x1 , y1  (C)  1 , 1 
2 2
(D)  1 , 1 
 3 3 

x2 y 2
20. The locus of the mid points of the chords passing through a fixed point (α, ß) of the hyperbola   1 is :
a 2 b2
   
(A) A circle with centre  ,  (B) an ellipse with centre  , 
 2 2  2 2
   
(C) a hyperbola with centre  ,  (D) Straight line passing through  , 
 2 2  2 2

21. If two conics a1 x 2  2h1 xy  b1 y 2  c1 and a2 x 2  2h2 xy  b2 y 2  c2 intersect in four concyclic points, then
(A)  a1  b1  h2   a2  b2  h1 (B)  a1  b1  h1   a2  b2  h2 (C)  a1  b1  h2   a2  b2  h1 (D)  a1  b1  h1   a2  b2  h2

22. The transverse axis of a hyperbola is of length 2a and lies along x axis, a vertex divides the segment of the axis
between the centre and the corresponding focus in the ratio 2 : 1, the equation of the hyperbola is :
(A) 4 x 2  5 y 2  4a 2 (B) 4 x 2  5 y 2  5a 2 (C) 5 x 2  4 y 2  4a 2 (D) 5 x 2  4 y 2  5a 2

23. S1: Number of points from where perpendicular tangents can be drawn to the hyperbola 16 x 2  9 y 2  144 is
infinite.
x2 y 2 5
S2: If distance between two parallel tangents drawn to the hyperbola   1 is 2 then their slope =  .
9 49 2

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x2 y2
S3: If through the point (5, 0) chords are drawn to the hyperbola  = 1 . Then locus of their middle points
25 9
is also a hyperbola whose length of latus rectum is same as given hyperbola 9 x 2  25 y 2  225 .
x2 y 2
S4: If the line y  mx  a 2 m 2  b 2 touches the hyperbola   1 at the point (a sec  , b tan  ) then
a2 b2
 b 
  sin 1  .
 am 
(A) TTFT (B) FTTT (C) TFFT (D) FTFT

24. S1: If x=3 & y =2 are the equations of asymptotes of a hyperbola and hyperbola and hyperbola passes through
the point(4,6 ) then length of its latus rectum is 4√2.
S2: Two concentric rectangular hyperbolas whose axes meet at an angle  / 4 , cut each other at an angle  / 2 .
S3: Distance between directrices of hyperbola xy  16 is 4
2 x y 
S4: If line joining the points A(x1 0) & B(0,y1) is tangent to the hyperbola xy = c then point of contact is  1 , 1 
2 2
(A) TTFT (B) TFTT (C) FFTT (D) FFTF

25. S1: Centre of the hyperbola x 2  4 y 2  4 x  8 y  4  0 is (2,1 )

S2: Product of the length of perpendiculars drawn from any foci of the hyperbola x 2  4 y 2  4 x  8 y  4  0 to its
asymptotes is 4
S3: If eccentricity of hyperbola x  y  1  2 is 2 then eccentricity of its conjugate hyperbola is 2
x2 y 2
S4: Point (2, 2) lies outside the hyperbola  1
16 9
(A) TFFT (B) TTFT (C) TTFF (D) TFTF

Multi Correct Type:

x2 y 2 x2 y 2
26. If foci of   1 coincide with the foci of   1 and eccentricity of the hyperbola is 2, then
a2 b2 25 9
(A) a 2  b 2  16 (B) There is no director circle to the hyperbola
(C) Centre of the director circle is (0, 0 ) (D) length of latus rectum of the hyperbola = 12

x2 y 2
27. The lines y  mx  a 2 m 2  b 2 , m  0 touches the hyperbola   1 at the point whose eccentric angle is
a2 b2
 b   b   b   b 
(A) sin 1   (B)   sin 1   (C) 2  sin 1   (D)  sin 1  
 ma   ma   ma   ma 

28. For the hyperbola 9 x 2  16 y 2  18 x  32 y  151  0

21 9
(A) one of the directrix is x  (B)Length of latus rectum 
5 2
5
(C) Foci are (6, 1) and (–4, 1) (D) eccentricity is
4

x2 y 2  
29. If  a sec , b tan   and  a sec , b tan   are the ends of a focal chord of 2
 2  1 , then tan tan equals to
a b 2 2
e 1 1 e 1 e e 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
e 1 1 e 1 e e 1

Assertion and Reason Type:

x2 y 2
30. Statement-1: Ellipse   1 and 12 x 2  4 y 2  27 intersect each other at right angle.
25 16
Statement-2: Whenever confocal conics intersect, they intersect each other orthogonally.
(A) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a correct explanation for Statement–1

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(B) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a NOT correct explanation for Statement–1
(C) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is False
(D) Statement –1 is False, Statement – 2 True

31. Statement-1: A bullet is fired and hit a target. An observer in the same plane heard two sounds the crack of
the rifle and the thud of the bullet striking the target at the same instant. Then locus of the
observer is hyperbola where velocity of sound is smaller than velocity of bullet.
Statement-2: If difference of distances of a point ‘P’ from the two fixed points is constant and less than the
distance between the fixed points then locus of ‘P’ is a hyperbola.
(A) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a correct explanation for Statement–1
(B) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a NOT correct explanation for Statement–1
(C) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is False
(D) Statement –1 is False, Statement – 2 True

x2 y 2
32. Statement-1: With respect to a hyperbola   1 perpendicular are drawn from a point( 5,0) on the lines
9 16
3 y  4 x  0 , then their feet lie on circle x 2  y 2  16.
Statement-2: If from any foci of a hyperbola perpendicular are drawn on the asymptotes of the hyperbola the
their feet lie on auxiliary circle.
(A) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a correct explanation for Statement–1
(B) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a NOT correct explanation for Statement–1
(C) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is False
(D) Statement –1 is False, Statement – 2 True

2
33. Statement-1: If eccentricity of a hyperbola is 2 then eccentricity of its conjugate hyperbola is .
3
1 1
Statement-2: If e and e’ are the eccentricity of a hyperbola and its conjugate hyperbola then 2
 2 1
e e'
(A) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a correct explanation for Statement–1
(B) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a NOT correct explanation for Statement–1
(C) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is False
(D) Statement –1 is False, Statement – 2 True

34. Statement-1: If a circle S=0 intersects a hyperbola xy=4 at four points. Three of them are (2, 2) (4,1) and (6,
2/3) then co-ordinates of the fourth point (1/4, 16).
2
Statement-2: If a circle S = 0 intersects a hyperbola xy = C at t1,t2, t3, t4, then t1.t2.t3.t4=1
(A) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a correct explanation for Statement–1
(B) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a NOT correct explanation for Statement–1
(C) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is False
(D) Statement –1 is False, Statement – 2 True
2 2
35. Statement-1: If a tangent is drawn to a hyperbola 16x -9y =144 at a point (15/4, 3) then another tangent at the
point (–15/4,–3) will be parallel to the previous tangent.
Statement-2: Two parallel tangents to a hyperbola touches the hyperbola at the extremities of a diameter and
converse is also true.
(A) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a correct explanation for Statement–1
(B) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is True; Statement–2 is a NOT correct explanation for Statement–1
(C) Statement –1 is true, Statement –2 is False
(D) Statement –1 is False, Statement – 2 True

Comprehension #1

If P is a variable point and F1 and F2 are two fixed points such that PF1  PF2  2a . Then the locus of the point
x2 y 2
P is a hyperbola, with points F1 and F2 as the two foci (F1 F2 > 2a). If   1 is a hyperbola, then its
a2 b2
x2 y2
 x 1  y 2   x 5  y 5  3
2 2 2 2
conjugate hyperbola is   1 Let P(x, y) is a variable point such that
a2 b2

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36. If the locus of the point P represents a hyperbola of eccentricity e, then the eccentricity e’ of of the
corresponding conjugate hyperbola is:
5 4 5 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 4 7

37. Locus of intersection of two perpendicular tangents to the given hyperbola is

2 2 2
 7 55  7 25  7 7
(A)  x  3   y    (B)  x  3   y    (C)  x  3   y   
2 2 2
(D) None of these
 2 4  2 4  2 4

 7
38. If origin is shifted to point  3,  and the axes are rotated through an angle  in clockwise sense so that
 2
x2 y 2
equation of given hyperbola changes to the standard form 2  2  1 , then  is:
a b
 4  3 5 3
(A) tan 1   (B) tan 1   (C) tan 1   (D) tan 1  
 
3  
4  
3 5

Comprehension #2

x2 y 2
For the hyperbola   1 the normal at P meets the transverse axis AA’ in G and conjugate axis BB’ in g
a 2 b2
and CF perpendicular to the normal from the centre
2
39. PF. PG = K CB , then K=
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) ½ (D) 4

40. PF. Pg equals to

2 2 2
(A) CA (B) CF (C) CB (D) CA.CB

41. Locus of middle point of G and g is a hyperbola of eccentricity

1 e e
(A) (B) (C) 2 e 2  1 (D)
e 1
2
e 1
2 2

Comprehension # 3

If a circle with centre C (α, ß) intersects a rectangular hyperbola with centre L(h,k) at four points P(x1, y1),
Q(x2,y2), R(x3,y3) and S(x4, y4) , then the mean of the four points P, Q, R, S is the mean of the points C and L. In
other words, the mid-point of CL coincides with the mean point of P, Q, R, S. Analytically,
x1  x2  x3  x4   h y  y2  y3  y4   k
 and 1 
4 2 4 2

42. If four points are taken on the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 . A rectangular hyperbola (H) passes through these four points.
If the centroid of the quadrilateral formed from these four points lie on the straight line 3x  4 y  1  0 then find
the locus of the centre of rectangular hyperbola (H).
(A) 3x  4 y  2  0 (B) 3x  4 y  3  0 (C) 3x  4 y  4  0 (D) None of these

43. A, B, C, D are the intersection of a circle and a rectangular hyperbola which have different centres. If AB passes
through the centre of the hyperbola, then CD passes through:
(A) Center of the hyperbola (B) Centre of the circle
(C) mid-point of the centres of circle and hyperbola (D) None of the points mentioned in the three options.

44. If the normals drawn at four concylic points on a rectangular hyperbola xy  c 2 meet at a point (α, ß) then the
centre of the circle has the coordinates
   
(A) (α, ß) (B) (2α, 2ß) (C)  ,  (D)  , 
 2 2  4 4

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Matrix Match type:
45. Match the following Columns
Column – I Column – II
(A) x2
y 2 (P) 12
The area of the triangle that a tangent at a point of the hyperbola  1
16 9
makes with its asymptotes is
(B) If the line y  3x   touches the curve 9 x 2  5 y 2  45 , then  is (Q) 6
(C) x2 y 2 (R) 24
If the chord x cos   y sin   p of the hyperbola   1 subtends a right
16 18
angle at the centre, then the diameter of the circle, concentric with the
hyperbola, to which the given chord is a tangent is
(D) If  be the length of the latus rectum of the hyperbola (S) 32
16 x 2  9 x 2  32 x  36 y  164  0 , then 3 is equal to
(T) 3

46. Match the following

Column – I Column – II
(A) x2 y 2  2
(P) 17
A tangent drawn to hyperbola 2  2  1 at P   forms a triangle of area 3a
a b  
6
square units, with coordinate axes, then the square of its eccentricity is equal to
(B) If the eccentricity of the hyperbola x 2  y 2 sec 2   5 √3 times the eccentricity of (Q) 32
6
the ellipse x 2 sec 2   y 2  25 then smallest positive value of  is , value of
p
‘p’ is
(C) x2 ℓ (R) 16
For the hyperbola  y 2  3 , acute angle between its asymptotes is , then
3 24
value of ‘ ℓ ’ is
(D) For the hyperbola xy  8 any tangents of it at P meets co-ordinate axes at Q and (S) 24
R then area of triangle CQR where ‘C’ is centre of the hyperbola is
(T) 8

47. Match the following

Column – I Column – II
(A) Value of c for which 3x 2  5 xy  2 y 2  5 x  11y  c  0 are the asymptotes of the (P) 3
hyperbola 3x 2  5 xy  2 y 2  5 x  11y  8  0
(B) If locus of a point, whose chord of contact with respect to the circle x 2  y 2  4 is (Q) –4
2
a tangent to the hyperbola xy  1 is xy  c 2 , then value of c is
(C) If equation of a hyperbola whose conjugate axis is 5 and distance between its (R) –12
foci is 13, is ax 2  by 2  c where a and b are coprime natural numbers, then
ab
value of is
c
(D) If the vertex of a hyperbola bisects the distance between its centre and the (S) 4
corresponding focus, then ratio of square of its conjugate axis to the square of
its transverse axis is
(T) –6

Integer type:
x2 y 2
48. Chords of the circle x 2  y 2  4 , touch the hyperbola   1 . The locus of their middle points is the curve
4 16
x  y 2   x 2  16 y 2 , then find 
2 2

e e'
49. If a variable line has its intercepts on the co-ordinate axes e, e’, where , are the eccentricities of hyperbola
2 2
and its conjugate hyperbola, then this line always touches the circle x 2  y 2  r 2 , where r 

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Answer Key

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. C

11. B 12. D 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. C 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. C
AB AB
21. A 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. 27. AB 28. 29. BC 30. A
D CD
31. A 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. A 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. A

41. B 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. A→P, B→Q, C→R, D→S 46. A→P, B→S, C→T, D→R

47. A→R, B→S, C→S, D→P 48. 4 49. 2

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