JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Conic Sections Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Conic Sections

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    A hyperbola having the transverse axis of length \[2\sin \theta ,\] is confocal with the ellipse \[3{{x}^{2}}+4{{y}^{2}}=12.\] Then its equation is

    A) \[{{x}^{2}}\cos e{{c}^{2}}\theta -{{y}^{2}}{{\sec }^{2}}\theta =1\]

    B) \[{{x}^{2}}{{\sec }^{2}}\theta -{{y}^{2}}\cos e{{c}^{2}}\theta =1\]

    C) \[{{x}^{2}}{{\sin }^{2}}\theta -{{y}^{2}}{{\cos }^{2}}\theta =1\]

    D) \[{{x}^{2}}{{\cos }^{2}}\theta -{{y}^{2}}{{\sin }^{2}}\theta =1\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] Equation of the ellipse is \[3{{x}^{2}}+4{{y}^{2}}=12\]
    \[\Rightarrow \frac{{{x}^{2}}}{4}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{3}=1\]                            ?. (1)
    Eccentricity \[{{e}_{1}}=\sqrt{1-\frac{3}{4}}=\frac{1}{2}\]
    So, the foci of ellipse are \[(1,0)\] and \[(-1,0)\]
    Let the equation of the required hyperbola be
    \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}-\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1\]                           ?. (2)
    Given \[2a=2\sin \theta \Rightarrow a=\sin \theta \]
    Since the ellipse (1) and the hyperbola (2) are confocal, so.
    The foci of hyperbola are \[(1,0)\] and \[(-1,0)\]too. It the eccentricity, of hyperbola be \[{{e}_{2}}\] then \[a{{e}_{2}}=1\Rightarrow \sin \,\theta {{e}_{2}}=1\Rightarrow {{e}_{2}}=\cos ec\,{{\theta }^{2}}\]
    \[\therefore {{b}^{2}}={{a}^{2}}({{e}^{2}}_{2}-1)=si{{n}^{2}}\theta (cose{{c}^{2}}\theta -1)=co{{s}^{2}}\theta \]
    \[\therefore \] Required equation of the hyperbola is
    \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{\sin }^{2}}\theta }-\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{\cos }^{2}}\theta }=1\Rightarrow {{x}^{2}}\cos e{{c}^{2}}\theta -{{y}^{2}}{{\sec }^{2}}\theta =1\]


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