PEA's Quad MATHEMATICS Hyperbola

HYPERBOLA
x2 y2
1. The parametric equation of – = 1 is
a2 b2

a) x = atanθ, y = bsecθ b) x = asecθ, y = btanθ c) x = 2a, y = b d) x = at, y = bt

2. The eccentricity of conic 9x2 – 16y2 = 144 is

4 5 4
a) b) c) d) 17
5 4 3

3. The eccentricity of the conic x2 – 2x – 4y2 = 0 is

1 3 5 5
a) b) c) d)
4 2 2 4

et + e–t et – e–t
4. x= ,y= represents
2 2

a) an ellipse b) a hyperbola c) parabola d) circle

5. If e and e' be be the eccentricities of two conics S and S' and if e2 + e'2 = 3, then both S and S' can be

a) ellipses b) parabolas c) hyperbolas d) circles

6. The equation of hyperbola having foci are (±4, 0) and vertices (±2, 0). Its equation is

x2 y2 x2 y2 x2 y2 x2 y2
a) – =1 b) – =1 c) – =1 d) – =1
4 12 12 4 16 4 4 16

x2 y2 x2 y2
7. If e and e' be eccentricities of hyperbolas 2 – 2 = 1 and 2 – 2 = –1, then
a b a b

1 1
a) e = e' b) e = –e' c) ee' = 1 d) + –1
e2 e'2

8. If e and e1 are eccentricities of hyperbolas xy = c2 and x2 – y2 = c2, then e2 + e12 =

a) 1 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8

x y x y 1
9. If m is variable, the locus of the point of inter section of the lines – = m and + = is
3 2 3 2 m

a) parabola b) ellipse c) hyperbola d) circle

x2 y2
10. The length of latus rectum of the hyperbola – = –1 is
a2 b2

2a2 2b2 b2 a2
a) b) c) d)
b a a b

x2 y2 x2 y2 1
11. The foci of ellipse + 2 = 1 and the hyperbola – = coincides then the value of b2 is
16 b 144 81 25

a) 1 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9

12. If 5x2 + λy2 = 20 represents a rectangular hyperbola, then λ equals

a) 5 b) 4 c) –5 d) 20

13. A rectangular hyperbola is one in which

a) Two axes are rectangular b) The two axes are equal

c) The asymptotes are ⊥lr d) The two branches are perpendicular

14. The eccentricity of hyperbola with asymptotes 3x + 4y = 2 and 4x – 3y = 2 is

a) 3 b) 2 c) 2 d) 4

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15. The lactus rectum of the hyperbola 9x – 16y – 18x – 32y – 151 = 0

9 3 9
a) b) 4 c) d)
4 2 2

16. The eccentricity of conjugate hyperbola of the hyperbola x2 – 3y2 = 1 is

2 4
a) 2 b) c) 4 d)
3 3

17. The foci of hyperbola 9x2 – 16y2 = 144 are

a) (±4, 0) b) (0, ±4) c) (±5, 0) d) (0, ±5)

18. The locus of centre of a circle which touches given two circles externally is

a) an ellipse b) a hyperbola c) parabola d) circular

x2 y2
19. If P is any point on – = 1 and S, S' are foci, then |SP – S'P| =
a2 b2

a) 2a b) 2b c) a d) b

20. The asymptotes of hyperbola passes through the

a) foci of the hyperbola b) centre of hyperbola

c) vertices of the hyperbola d) none

21. The hyperbola is the conic with eccentricity

a) e > 1 b) e < 1 c) e = 1 d) e = 0

x2 y2
22. The angle between asymptotes of – = 1 is
a2 b2

a) 2 tan–1 (ba) b) 2tan–1 (ba) c) tan–1 (ba) d) tan–1

b
a

2
23. The graph of function y = f(x) = represents
x

a) circle b) parabola c) ellipse d) hyperbola

24. The parametric equation x = acoshθ, y = bsinhθ represents

a) circle b) parabola c) ellipse d) hyperbola

25. The parametric equation x = secθ – tanθ, y = secθ + tanθ represents

a) circle b) parabola c) ellipse d) hyperbola

26. The hyperbola xy = –1 lies in quadrants

a) I and II b) IInd and IVth c) IInd and 3rd d) 3rd and 4th

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27. The eccentricity of the hyperbola (x – y ) = 1 is
3

a) 2 b) 2 2 c) 3 d) 2

28. The one which does not represents a hyperbola

a) xy = 1 b) x2 – y2 = 5 c) (x – 1) (x – 3) = 3 d) x2 – y2 = 0

29. The centre of hyperbola 9x2 – 36x – 16y2 + 96y – 252 = 0 is

a) (2, 3) b) (–2, 3) c) (–2, 3) d) (2, –3)

30. The reciprocal of eccentricity of conjugate hyperbola is

1 1
a) 2 b) c) 2 d)
2 2

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31. For hyperbola – =1
9 16

5
a) e = b) centre (1, 2) c) focus (6, 2) and (–4, 2) d) all
3

32. The equation 13[(x – 1)2 + (y–2)2] = 3(2x + 3y – 2)2 represents

a) parabola b) ellipse c) hyperbola d) circle

33. The eccentricity of hyperbola whose latus rectum is half of its transverse axis is

1 2 3 1
a) b) c) d)
2 3 2 2

34. The equation of hyperbola referred to its axes as axes of co-ordinates whose latus rectum is 4 and eccentricity 3 is

a) 2x2 – 16y2 = 1 b) 4x2 – 16y2 = 1 c) 16x2 – 2y2 = 1 d) x2 – 2y2 = 1

35. The locus of point of inter section of the lines (x + y) t = a and x – y = at where t is parameter is

a) C b) P c) E d) H

36. If (0, ±4) and (0, ±2) be foci and vertices of a hyperbola them its equation is

x2 y2 x2 y2 y2 x2 y2 x2
a) – =1 b) – =1 c) – =1 d) – =1
4 12 12 4 4 12 12 4

x2 (y – 2)2
37. Foci of – = 1 is
16 9

a) (±5, 2) b) (5, ±2) c) (5, 2), (–5, –2) d) (±5, 4)

38. The length of transverse axis of a hyperbila is 7 and it passes through the point (5, –2) its equation is

4 2 196 2 4x2 51 2 x2 y2 x2 y2
a) x – y =1 b) – y =1 c) – =1 d) – =1
49 51 49 196 49 196 16 49

39. P is a point on 16x2 – 9y2 = 144 whose foci are S1 and S2 then |PS1 – PS2| =

a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 12

40. The eccentricity of the hyperbola with latus rectum 12 and semi-conjugate axis is 2 3 is

3
a) 2 b) 3 c) d) 2 3
2

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