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

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    If \[{{\left( \frac{x}{a} \right)}^{2}}+\left( {{\frac{y}{b}}^{2}} \right)=1(a>b)\] and \[{{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}}={{c}^{2}}\] cut at right angles, then

    A) \[{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}=2{{c}^{2}}\]        

    B) \[{{b}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}=2{{c}^{2}}\]

    C) \[{{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}=2{{c}^{2}}\]

    D) \[{{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}={{c}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] Let \[({{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}})\] be their point of intersection then
    \[{{x}^{2}}_{1}-{{y}^{2}}_{1}={{c}^{2}}\]           ? (1) \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}_{1}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}_{1}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1\]           ? (2)
    \[\Rightarrow {{x}^{2}}_{1}\left( \frac{1}{{{a}^{2}}}-\frac{1}{{{c}^{2}}} \right)+{{y}^{2}}_{1}\left( \frac{1}{{{b}^{2}}}+\frac{1}{{{c}^{2}}} \right)=0\]  ? (3)
    Now tangents to the curves are \[x{{x}_{1}}-y{{y}_{1}}={{c}^{2}}\]
    And \[\frac{x{{x}_{1}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{y{{y}_{1}}}{{{b}^{2}}}=1\]
    The tangents are perpendicular, so
    \[\frac{{{x}_{1}}}{{{y}_{1}}}\times -\frac{{{b}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}\frac{{{x}_{1}}}{{{y}_{1}}}=-1\Rightarrow {{b}^{2}}{{x}^{2}}_{1}-{{a}^{2}}{{y}^{2}}_{1}=0\]      ? (4)
    Eliminating \[{{x}^{2}}_{1}\] and \[{{y}^{2}}_{1}\] from (3) and (4) we get,
    \[\frac{{{c}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}{{c}^{2}}}=\frac{-({{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}})}{{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}{{c}^{2}}}\Rightarrow {{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}=2{{c}^{2}}\]


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