EXERCISE 1 (Board level)

1.01. Find the equation of hyperbola satisfying given conditions foci  5, 0  and transverse axis is of
length 8.
x2 y2
1.02. Write the equation of directrix of the hyperbola   1.
a2 b2
1.03. If the eccentricity of the hyperbola is 2 . Then find the general equation of hyperbola.
1.04. If the distance between the foci of a hyperbola is 16 and its eccentricity is 2, then obtain the equation
of a hyperbola.
x2 y2
1.05. The foci of a hyperbola coincide with the foci of the ellipse   1 find the equation of the
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hyperbola if its eccentricity is 2.
x2 y2
1.06. Find the eccentricity of the hyperbola   1 which passes through the points  3,0  and
a2 b2

3 2, 2 .
1.07. Find the equation of the set of all points such that the difference of their distance from  4, 0  and

 4,0  is always equal of 2 unit. Write the name of the curve.

1.08. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose axes (transverse and conjugate axis) are parallel to x axis
and y axis and centre is origin. Length of latus rectum is 18 unit and distance between focis is 12
unit.
1.09. Find the equation of hyperbola if equation of its directrix is x cos a  y sin a  p and foci (0, 0) and
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eccentricity is .
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 EXERCISE 2 (Practice problems)
2.01. Equation of the conic with focus 1, 1 , directrix x  y  1  0 and eccentricity 2 is
(A) 2 xy  4 x  4 y  1  0 (B) 2 xy  4 x  4 y  1  0
(C) 2 xy  4 x  4 y  1  0 (D) 2 xy  4 x  4 y  1  0
2.02. Equation of the hyperbola centred at origin, eccentricity 3 and a directrix x  4, is
x2 y2 x2 y 2 y 2 x2 y2 x2
(A)  1 (B)  1 (C)  1 (D)  1
48 96 96 48 48 96 96 48
2.03. Equation of the hyperbola with foci  0, 3  and eccentricity 3 is

y 2 x2 y 2 x2 x2 y 2 x2 y 2
(A)  1 (B)  1 (C)  1 (D)  1
6 3 3 6 6 3 3 6
y 2 x2
2.04. Equation of a directrix of the hyperbola   1 is
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(A) x  3 (B) x  1 (C) y  3 (D) y  1
2.05. The foci of the hyperbola 9 x 2  16 y 2  144 are
(A)  4,0  (B)  0, 4  (C)  5, 0  (D)  0, 5 

2.06. The eccentricity of the hyperbola centred at origin and passing through  3,0  and 3 2, 2 is  
13 13
(A) 13 (B) (C) (D) none of these
3 2
x2 y2
2.07. If a double ordinate PQ of the hyperbola   1 is such that OPQ is an equilateral triangle (where
a2 b2
O is the origin), then the eccentricity of the hyperbola must satisfy the relation
2 3 3 2
(A) 1  e  (B) 1  e  (C) e  (D) e 
3 2 2 3
x2 y2 1 x2 y 2
2.08. If the foci of the hyperbola   and the ellipse   1 coincide, then b 2 
144 81 25 16 b 2
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9
2.09. The distance between the directrices of the hyperbola x  8 sec  , y  8 tan  is
(A) 16 2 (B) 2 (C) 8 2 (D) 4 2
2.10. If A and B are two fixed points and P is a variable point such that PA  PB  4, then locus of P is
(A) a parabola (B) an ellipse (C) a hyperbola (D) a circle
2.11. If P  x, y  , F1   6,0  , F2   6,0  and 2 x 2  y 2  24, then PF1  PF2 

(A) 3 (B) 2 3 (C) 3 3 (D) 4 3

The foci of the hyperbola 16  x  1  9  y  2   144 are
2 2
2.12.

(A)  6, 2  ,  4, 2  (B)  4, 2  ,  6, 2  (C)  2, 6  ,  2, 4  (D)  2, 4  ,  2, 6 

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2.13. The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are  6, 4  and  4, 4  and eccentricity 2 is
(A) 12 x 2  4 y 2  24 x  32 y  127  0 (B) 12 x 2  4 y 2  24 x  32 y  127  0
(C) 12 x 2  4 y 2  24 x  32 y  127  0 (D) 12 x 2  4 y 2  24 x  32 y  127  0
2.14. The equations of the directrices of the conic x 2  2 x  y 2  5  0 are
(A) x   1 (B) y  2 (C) y   2 (D) x   3
2.15. A ray emanating from P  5, 0  is incident on the hyperbola 9 x 2  16 y 2  144 at Q  8, k  , where Q is
in the first quadrant. Equation of the ray after it gets reflected from the hyperbola is
(A) 3 3 x  13 y  15 3  0 (B) 3 x  13 y  15  0
(C) 3 3 x  13 y  15 3  0 (D) none of these

x2 y 2
2.16. Let P  x1 , y1  be a point on the hyperbola   1 . The distance of P from a focus can be
9 16
5 5 5 4
(A) x1  4 (B) x1  3 (C) x1  4 (D) x1  3
4 3 3 3

x2 y 2
2.17. Let the point P lying on the hyperbola   1 in the first quadrant be 41 units away from
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origin. Then the eccentric angle of P is
  
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
4 6 3
y 2 x2
2.18. The length of the latus-rectum of the hyperbola   1 is
9 16
9 32 9 32
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 9 2 3
x2 y 2
2.19. The relative positions of P 1, 4  and Q  4,1 with respect to hyperbola   1 are, respectively
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(A) inside, inside (B) inside, outside (C) outside, inside (D) outside, outside
x2 y 2
2.20. The asymptotes of the hyperbola   1 are
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3x 4x 3x 4x
(A) y   (B) y   (C) y   (D) y  
4 3 5 5

 y  2  x  3
2 2

2.21. The asymptotes of the hyperbola   1 are

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(A) 3 x  4 y  1  0,3 x  4 y  17  0 (B) 3 x  4 y  17  0, 3 x  4 y  1  0
(C) 3 x  4 y  1  0,3 x  4 y  17  0 (D) 3 x  4 y  17  0, 3 x  4 y  1  0
2.22. 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  1  0
(C) 2 x 2  5 xy  2 y 2  4 x  5 y  1  0 (D) 2 x 2  5 xy  2 y 2  4 x  5 y  2  0

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2.23. The equation of the conjugate 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  4  0
(C) 2 x 2  5 xy  2 y 2  4 x  5 y  1  0 (D) 2 x 2  5 xy  2 y 2  4 x  5 y  2  0

x2 y2 x2 y 2
2.24. From a point P on the hyperbola   1 , tangents are drawn to the hyperbola   2 , forming
a2 b2 a 2 b2
the chord of contact QR. Let QR extended intersect the asymptotes at A and B. If O is the origin, then
the area of OAB is
ab
(A) (B) ab (C) 2ab (D) 4ab
2
2.25. If 5 x 2   y 2  20 represents a rectangular hyperbola, then  
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) none of these
x2 y 2
2.26. The eccentricity of the hyperbola which is conjugate of the hyperbola   1 is
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5 5 4 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 3 2
x2 y 2
2.27. One of the values of m for which y  mx  6 is a tangent to the hyperbola   1 , is
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17 20 3 20
(A) (B) (C) (D)
20 17 20 3
x2 y 2
2.28. If the tangent at  2sec  ,3 tan   on the hyperbola   1 is parallel to 3 x  y  4  0 , then  
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   5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 4 3 12
2.29. The point of contact of the line y  x  1 with the hyperbola 3x 2  4 y 2  12 is
(A)  4,3 (B)  3, 2  (C)  6,5 (D)  5, 4 

x2 y2 1 1
2.30. If tangents with slopes m1 and m2 are drawn from P  6, 2  to the hyperbola   1 , then  
25 16 m1 m2
4 3 6 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 5 6
x2 y 2
2.31. Let P be a point on the hyperbola   1. Q is the foot of the perpendicular from P on the x-axis.
a 2 b2
The tangent to the hyperbola at P meets the x-axis at R. If O is origin, then OQ  OR 
(A) a 2 (B) b 2 (C) a 2  b 2 (D) ab
y 2 x2
2.32.  
Equation of normal at 2 2, 2 3 of the hyperbola
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  1 is

(A) 2 2 x  3 y  14  0 (B) 2 2 x  3 y  14  0
(C) 2 2 x  3 y  14  0 (D) 2 2 x  3 y  14  0

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 x2 y 2
2.33. Equation of the normal to the hyperbola 
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 1 at P 8,3 3 is  
(A) 3 x  2 y  25 (B) x  y  25 (C) y  2 x  25 (D) 2 x  3 y  25

x2 y2
2.34. Let A and B be the vertices of the hyperbola   1 with eccentricity ' e ' . If the normal on this
a2 b2
hyperbola at P  a sec  , b tan   meets the transverse axis at Q, then AQ  BQ 

(A) a 2  e 4 sec 2   1 (B)  a 2 e 4 sec2   1

(C) a 2 1  e 4 sec 2   (D) a 2  e 4 sec 2   1

2.35. The normal at P to a hyperbola of eccentricity e, intersects its transverse and conjugate axis at L and M
respectively, then the locus of the middle point of LM is a hyperbola with eccentricity
e e e e
(A) (B) (C) (D)
e 1
2
e 1
4
a e 1
2 2
e 1
2

x2 y 2
2.36. The combined equation of the pair of tangents drawn from P 1, 4  to the hyperbola   1 is
4 3
(A) 57 x 2  24 xy  9 y 2  18 x  96 y  183  0 (B) 57 x 2  24 xy  9 y 2  18 x  96 y  183  0
(C) 57 x 2  24 xy  9 y 2  18 x  96 y  183  0 (D) 57 x 2  24 xy  9 y 2  18 x  96 y  183  0

2.37. Locus of point of intersection of tangents to the hyperbola 4 x 2  9 y 2  36 which meet at an angle is
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(A)  x 2  y 2  5   4  9 y 2  4 x 2  36  (B)  x 2  y 2  5   4  9 y 2  4 x 2  36 
2

(C) 4  x 2  y 2  5    9 y 2  4 x 2  36  (D)  x 2  y 2  5   4  9 y 2  4 x 2  36 
2 2

x y 2 x2
2.38. If the line y   3 intersects the hyperbola   1 at A and B, then the length of chord AB is
2 8 6
5 6 10 6 15 6 20 6
(A) (B) (C) (D)
13 13 13 13
2.39. Equation of the chord of contact of tangents drawn from P  2, 1 to the hyperbola 16 x 2  9 y 2  144 is
(A) 32 x  9 y  144 (B) 32 x  9 y  55 (C) 32 x  9 y  55  0 (D) 32 x  9 y  144  0
2.40. Equation of the chord of hyperbola 25 x 2  16 y 2  400 whose mid-point is  5,3 is
(A) 115 x  117 y  17 (B) 125 x  48 y  481
(C) 127 x  33 y  341 (D) 15 x  121 y  105
2.41. Locus of mid-point of chords of circle x 2  y 2  16 which are tangent to hyperbola 9 x 2  16 y 2  144 is

(A)  x 2  y 2   16 x 2  9 y 2 (B)  x 2  y 2   16 x 2  9 y 2
2 2

(C)  x 2  y 2   16 x 2  9 y 2 (D)  x 2  y 2   16 x 2  9 y 2
2 2

2.42. The locus of the point of intersection of perpendicular tangents to the hyperbola 4 x 2  9 y 2  36 is
(A) x 2  y 2  5 (B) x 2  y 2  13 (C) x 2  y 2  5 (D) x 2  y 2  13

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 y 2 x2
2.43. The polar of the pole 1,5  with respect to the hyperbola   1 is
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(A) 45 x  16 y  144  0 (B) 9 x  80 y  144  0
(C) 45 x  16 y  144  0 (D) 9 x  80 y  144  0
x2 y2
2.44. If polar of the pole P with respect to the hyperbola   1 is lx  my  n  0 , then P is
a2 b2

 a 2l b 2 m   a 2l b 2 m   a2 n b2n   a 2n b2n 
(A)   ,  (B)  ,  (C)   ,  (D)  , 
 n n   n n   l m   l m 

x2 y2 x2 y2
2.45. If polar of a variable point P with respect to the ellipse 2  2  1 touches the hyperbola 2  2  1 ,
a b a b
then the locus of P is
x2 y2 x2 y2 x2 y 2 x2 y 2
(A)  1 (B)  1 (C)   1 (D)  1
a2 b2 a2 b2 a 2 b2 b2 a 2
x2 y2
2.46. Let P be a point and AB be the corresponding chord of contact with respect to the hyperbola   1.
a2 b2
If the variable chord AB always subtends a right angle at the origin, then the locus of P is
x2 y2 1 1 x2 y2 1 1
(A)    (B) 2  2  2  2
a4 b4 a 2 b2 a b a b
x2 y2 1 1 x2 y2 1 1
(C)    (D)   
a4 b4 a 2 b2 a 4 b4 a 2 b2
 c  c
2.47. If the normal at P  ct1 ,  on the curve xy  c 2 meets the curve again at Q  ct2 ,  , then t2 
 t1   t2 

1 1
(A)  (B)  (C) t1 (D) t13
t13 t1
2.48. Consider the rectangular hyperbola xy  c 2 . Let the tangent at a point P meet the x-axis and y-axis at
A  a, 0  and B  0, b  , respectively. Also, let the normal at P meet the x-axis and y-axis at C  c, 0  and

D  0, d  , respectively. Then
(A) ab  cd  0 (B) ac  bd  0 (C) ad  bc  0 (D) none of these
2.49. If PQ is the perpendicular from a point P on a rectangular hyperbola xy  c 2 to one of its asymptotes. If
R is the mid-point of PQ, then the locus of R is
(A) a circle (B) a parabola (C) an ellipse (D) a hyperbola
2.50. A variable line of slope 2 intersects the hyperbola xy  9 at P and Q. The locus of mid-point of PQ is
(A) 2 x  y  0 (B) x  2 y  0 (C) 2 x  y  0 (D) x  2 y  0
2.51. PQ and RS are two perpendicular chords of the rectangular hyperbola xy  c 2 . If C is the centre of the
rectangular hyperbola, then the product of the slopes of CP, CQ, CR and CS is equal to
(A) c 2 (B) c 3 (C) c 4 (D) 1

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2.52. If the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 intersects the hyperbola xy  c 2 at P  x1 , y1  , Q  x2 , y2  , R  x3 , y3  and
S  x4 , y4  , then x1 x2 x3 x4  y1 y2 y3 y4 
(A) c 2 (B) 2c 2 (C) c 4 (D) 2c 4
 c  c  c  c
2.53. If a circle cuts the hyperbola xy  c 2 at A  ct1 ,  , B  ct2 ,  , C  ct3 ,  and D  ct4 ,  , then t1t2t3t4 
 t1   t2   t3   t4 

1
(A) c 4 (B) c 2 (C) (D) 1
c4
2.54. The centre of the hyperbola 9 x 2  36 x  16 y 2  96 y  252  0 is
(A)  2,3 (B)  2, 3 (C)  2,3 (D)  2, 3

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 EXERCISE 3 (WBJEE)
25 3 x2 y 2
3.01. The value of m, for which y  mx  is a normal to the conic   1 , is [2006]
3 16 9
2 3
(A)  (B) 3 (C)  (D) none of these
3 2
3.02. The value of m, which the y  mx  2 becomes a tangent to 4 x 2  9 y 2  36, are [2006]

2 2 2 8 4 2
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
3 3 9 3
3.03. The locus of middle points of chords of 3x 2  2 y 2  4 x  6 y  0 parallel to y  2 x is [2007]
(A) 3 x  4 y  4 (B) 3 y  4 x  4  0
(C) 4 x  3 y  3 (D) 3 x  4 y  2


3.04. The eccentricity of the hyperbola which passes through  3, 0  and 3 2, 2 is  [2007]

13 13
(A) 13 (B) (C) (D) none of these
3 2
3.05. A common tangent to 9 x 2  16 y 2  144 and x 2  y 2  9 is [2007]

3 15 2 15
(A) y  x (B) y  3 x
7 7 7 7

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(C) y  2 x  15 7 (D) none of the above
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 1  1
3.06. If t is a parameter, then x  a  t   , y  b  t   , represents [2008]
 t  t
(A) an ellipse (B) a circle
(C) a pair of straight lines (D) a hyperbola
3.07. The equation of the tangent to the conic x 2  y 2  8 x  2 y  11  0 at  2,1 is [2009]
(A) x  2  0 (B) 2 x  1  0 (C) x  y  1  0 (D) x  2  0
3.08. For different values of  , the locus of the point of intersection of the two straight lines
3 x  y  4 3  0 and 3 x   y  4 3  0 is [2010]

2
(A) a hyperbola with eccentricity 2 (B) an ellipse with eccentricity
3

19 3
(C) a hyperbola with ecentricity (D) an ellipse with eccentricity
16 4
3.09. The eccentricity of the hyperbola 4 x 2  9 y 2  36 is [2011]

11 15 13 14
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3

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3.10. The transverse axis of a hyperbola is along the x-axis and its length is 2a. The vertex of the hyperbola
bisects the line segment joining the centre and the focus. The equation of hyperbola is [2012]
(A) 6 x 2  y 2  3a 2 (B) x 2  3 y 2  3a 2 (C) x 2  6 y 2  3a 2 (D) 3x 2  y 2  3a 2
3.11. A point moves is such a way that the difference of its distance from  8,0  and  8,0  always
remains 4. Then, the locus of the point is [2012]
(A) a circle (B) a parabola (C) an ellipse (D) a hyperbola
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3.12. The locus of the points of intersection of lines x2 yt and x2 y is [2013]
t
(A) the straight line y  x
(B) the circle with centre at origin and radius 1
 2 
(C) the ellipse with centre at origin and one focus  ,0 
 5 

 5 
(D) the hyperbola with centre at origin and one focus  ,0 
 2 
3.13. The equation of the common tangent with positive slope to the parabola y 2  8 3 x and the
hyperbola 4 x 2  y 2  4 is [2014]
(A) y  6 x  2 (B) y  6 x  2 (C) y  3 x  2 (D) y  3 x  2
3.14. The equation of hyperbola whose coordinates of the foci are  8,0  and the length of latus rectum is
24 units is [2014]
(A) 3 x 2  y 2  48 (B) 4 x 2  y 2  48 (C) x 2  3 y 2  48 (D) x 2  4 y 2  48
3.15. Let 16 x 2  3 y 2  32 x  12 y  44 represent a hyperbola. Then [2015]
(A) length of the transverse axis is 2 3 (B) length of each latus rectum is 32 3

19 19
(C) eccentricity is (D) equation of a directrix is
3 3
3.16. If the straight line  a 1 xby 40 is normal to the hyperbola xy1 , then which of the following
doesnot hold ? [2015]
(A) a 1,b0 (B) a 1,b0 (C) a 1,b0 (D) a 1,b0
x y x y 1
3.17. The locus of point of intersection of the straight lines   k and   , where ' k ' is a
a b a b k
non-zero real variable, is given by [2016]
(A) a straight line (B) an ellipse (C) a parabola (D) a hyperbola
x2 y2
3.18. If PQ is a double ordinate of the hyperbola   1 such that OPQ is equilateral,O being the
a2 b2
centre. Then ecentricity e satisfies [2016]
2 2 3 2
(A) 1  e  (B) e  (C) e  (D) e 
3 2 2 3

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 x2 y2
3.19. Let P be the foot of the perpendicular from focus S of hyperbola 2  2  1 on the line
a b
bx  ay  0 and let C be the centre of hyperbola. Then the area of the rectangle whose sides are
equal to that of SP and CP is [2017]
a 2  b2 a
(A) 2ab (B) ab (C) (D)
2 b
3.20. The line segment joining the foci of the hyperbola x 2  y 2  1  0 is one of the diameters of a circle. The
equation of the circle is [2017]
(A) x 2  y 2  4 (B) x 2  y 2  2 (C) x 2  y 2  2 (D) x 2  y 2  2 2

3.21. If the tangent to y 2  4ax at the point  at 2 , 2at  where t  1 is a normal to x 2  y 2  a 2 at the point

 a sec , a tan   , then [2017]

(A) t   cosec (B) t   sec (C) t  2 tan  (D) t  2cot 
x2 y2
3.22. Let the eccentricity of the hyperbola   1 be reciprocal to that of the ellipse x 2  9 y 2  9, then
a2 b2
the ratio a 2 : b 2 equals [2018]
(A) 8 :1 (B) 1: 8 (C) 9 :1 (D) 1: 9
3.23. A hyperbola with transverse axis of length 2sin  is confocal with the ellipse 3x 2  4 y 2  12. Its
equation is [2018]
(A) x 2 sin 2   y 2 cos 2   1 (B) x 2 cosec 2   y 2 sec 2   1
(C)  x 2  y 2  sin 2   1  y 2 (D) x 2 cosec2   x 2  y 2  sin 2 

x2 y2
3.24. L et P  4,3 be a point on the hyperbola   1 . If the normal at P intersects the X-axis at 16, 0  ,
a2 b2
then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is [2019]
5
(A) (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 3
2
x2 y2
3.25. For the hyperbola   1 , which of the following remains fixed when  varies ?
cos 2  sin 2 
[2019]
(A) directrix (B) vertices (C) foci (D) eccentricity
3.26. The equation of the directrices of the hyperbola 3x 2  3 y 2  18 x  12 y  2  0 is [2019]

13 6 13 3
(A) x  3  (B) x  3  (C) x  6  (D) x  6 
6 13 3 13
3.27. The length of conjugate axis of a hyperbola is greater than the length of transverse axis. Then the
eccentricity ' e ' is [2019]
1
(A) equal to 2 (B) greater than 2 (C) less than 2 (D) less than
2

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3.28. Equation of a tangent to the hyperbola 5 x 2  y 2  5 and which passes through an external point  2,8
is [2019]
(A) 3 x  y  2  0 (B) 3 x  y  14  0
(C) 23 x  3 y  22  0 (D) 3 x  2 y  178  0

3.29. The locus of the centre of the circles which touch both the circles x 2  y 2  a 2 and x 2  y 2  4ax
externally is [2020]
(A) a circle (B) a parabola (C) an ellipse (D) a hyperbola
x2 y2
3.30. A double ordinate PQ of the hyperbola 2  2  1 is such that OPQ is equilateral, O being the
a b
centre of the hyperbola. Then the eccentricity ' e ' satisfies the relation [2020]
2 2 3 2
(A) 1  e  (B) e  (C) e  (D) e 
3 3 2 3
3.31. The locus of the centre of a variable circle which always touches two given circles externally is
[2021]
(A) an ellipse (B) a hyperbola (C) a parabola (D) a circle

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 EXERCISE 4 (AIEEE / JEE Main)
4.01. The latus rectum of the hyperbola 16 x 2  9 y 2  144 is [2002]
16 32 8 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3
x2 y 2 x2 y2 1
4.02. The foci of the ellipse  2  1 and the hyperbola   coincide. Then b 2  [2003]
16 b 144 81 25
(A) 9 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) 7
4.03. The locus of a point P  ,   moving under the condition that the line y   x   is a tangent to the

x2 y2
hyperbola   1 is [2005]
a2 b2
(A) a hyperbola (B) a parabola (C) a circle (D) an ellipse
x2 y2
4.04. For the hyperbola   1 . which of the following remains constant when  varies ?
cos 2  sin 2 
[2007]
(A) abscissae of vertices (B) abscissae of foci
(C) eccentricity (D) directrix
4.05. The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are  2,0  and  2,0  , and eccentricity is 2 is : [2011]
(A) 3x 2  y 2  3 (B) x 2  3 y 2  3 (C) 3x 2  y 2  3 (D)  x 2  3 y 2  3
4.06. Eccentricity of the hyperbola whose length of the latus rectum is equal to 8 and the length of its
conjugate axis is equal to half of the distance between its foci, is [2016]
4 4 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) 3
3 3 3
x2 y 2
4.07. A hyperbola whose transverse axis is along the major axis of the conic   4 , and has vertices
3 4
3
at the foci of this conic. If the eccentricity of the hyperbola is , then which of the following points
2
does NOT lie on it ? [2016]
(A)  5, 2 2  (B)  0, 2  
(C) 5, 2 3  (D)  10, 2 3 
4.08. Let a and b respectively be the semi-transverse and semi-conjugate axes of a hyperbola whose
eccentricity satisfies the equation 9e 2  18e  5  0 . If S  5,0  is a focus and 5 x  9 is the
corresponding directrix of this hyperbola, then a 2  b 2  [2016]
(A) 7 (B) 5 (C) 5 (D) 7
4.09. A hyperbola passes through the point P  
2, 3 and has foci at  2,0  . Then the tangent to this
hyperbola at P also passes through the point : [2017]


(A)  2,  3  
(B) 3 2, 2 3  
(C) 2 2,3 3  (D)  3, 2 

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4.10. The locus of the point of intersection of the straight lines, tx  2 y  3t  0 and x  2ty  3  0 , where
t  R, is [2017]
(A) a hyperbola with eccentricity 5 (B) a hyperbola with the length of conjugate axis 3
2
(C) an ellipse with eccentricity (D) an ellipse with the length of major axis 6
5
4.11. Tangents are drawn to the hyperbola  x 2  y 2  36 at the points P and Q. If these tangents intersect
at the point T  0,3 then the area (in sq. units) of PTQ is : [2018]

(A) 5 5 (B) 5 3 (C) 6 3 (D) 36 5

4.12. If the tangents drawn to the hyperbola 4 y 2  x 2  1 intersect the co-ordinate axes at the distinct
points A and B, then the locus of the mid point of AB is : [2018]
(A) x 2  4 y 2  16 x 2 y 2  0 (B) x 2  4 y 2  16 x 2 y 2  0
(C) 4 x 2  y 2  16 x 2 y 2  0 (D) 4 x 2  y 2  16 x 2 y 2  0
4.13. A normal to the hyperbola 4 x 2  9 y 2  36 meets the x-axis and y-axis at A and B, respectively. If
the parallelogram OABP ( O being the origin) is formed, then the locus of P is : [2018]
(A) 4 x  9 y  121
2 2
(B) 9 x  4 y  169
2 2

(C) 4 x 2  9 y 2  121 (D) 9 x 2  4 y 2  169

4.14. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines 2 x  y  4 2k  0 and 2kx  ky  4 2  0
(where k is a non-zero real parameter) is : [2018]
1
(A) an ellipse whose eccentricity is (B) an ellipse with length of its major axis 8 2
3
(C) a hyperbola whose eccentricity is 3 (D) a hyperbola with length of its transverse axis 8 2
 x2 y2
4.15. Let 0    . If the eccentricity of the hyperbola   1 is greater than 2, then the
2 cos 2  sin 2 
length of its latus rectum lies in the interval : [Jan 2019]
3   3
(A)  2,3 (B)  3,  (C)  , 2  (D) 1, 
2   2
4.16. A hyperbola has its centre at the origin, passes through the point  4, 2  and has transverse axis of
length 4 along the x-axis. Then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is : [Jan 2019]
2 3
(A) (B) (C) 3 (D) 2
3 2
4.17. The equation of tangent to hyperbola 4 x 2  5 y 2  20 parallel to the line x  y  2 is : [Jan 2019]
(A) x  y  9  0 (B) x  y  7  0 (C) x  y  1  0 (D) x  y  3  0

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  y2 x2 
4.18. Let S   x, y  : R 2 :   1 where r  1 . Then S represents : [Jan 2019]
 1 r 1 r 

2
(A) a hyperbola whose eccentricity is , where 0  r  1.
r 1
1
(B) an ellipse whose eccentricity is , where r  1.
r 1
2
(C) a hyperbola whose eccentricity is , where 0  r  1.
1 r

2
(D) an ellipse whose eccentricity is , when r  1.
r 1
4.19. Equation of a common tangent to the parabola y 2  4 x and the hyperbola xy  2 is : [Jan 2019]
(A) x  2 y  4  0 (B) x  2 y  4  0 (C) x  y  1  0 (D) 4 x  2 y  1  0
4.20. If a hyperbola has length of its conjugate axis equal to 5 and the distance between its foci is 13, then
eccentricity of the hyperbola is : [Jan 2019]
13 13 13
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D)
6 8 12
4.21. If the vertices of a hyperbola be at  2, 0  and  2, 0  and one of its foci be at  3, 0  , then which
one of the following points does not lie on this hyperbola ? [Jan 2019]


(A) 4, 15  
(B) 6, 2 10  
(C) 6,5 2  
(D) 2 6,5 
4.22. If the eccentricity of the standard hyperbola passing through the point  4, 6  is 2, then the equation of

the tangent to the hyperbola at  4, 6  is : [Apr 2019]

(A) 2 x  y  2  0 (B) 3 x  2 y  0 (C) 2 x  3 y  10  0 (D) x  2 y  8  0
x2 y 2
4.23. If the line y  mx  7 3 is normal to the hyperbola   1 then a value of m is [Apr 2019]
24 18
3 2 15 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 2 2
4.24. If 5x  9 is directrix of the hyperbola 16 x 2  9 y 2  144, then its corresponding focus is [Apr 2019]

 5  5 
(A)   ,0  (B)  5, 0  (C)  5,0  (D)  ,0 
 3  3 
4.25. Let P be the point of intersection of the common tangents to the parabola y 2  12 x and the
hyperbola 8 x 2  y 2  8 . If S and S  denote the foci of the hyperbola where S lies on the positive
x-axis then P divides SS  in a ratio : [Apr 2019]

(A) 13:11 
(B) 14:13 (C) 2:1 (D) 5:4
4.26. The equation of a common tangent to the curves y  16 x and xy  4 is
2
[Apr 2019]
(A) x  y  4  0 (B) 2 x  y  2  0 (C) x  2 y  16  0 (D) x  y  4  0

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4.27. If a directrix of a hyperbola centred at the origin and passing through the point 4, 2 3 is 
5 x  4 5 and its eccentricity is e, then : [Apr 2019]
(A) 4e  24e  35  0
4 2
(B) 4e  8e  35  0
4 2

(C) 4e  12e  27  0
4 2
(D) 4e 4  24e 2  27  0
4.28. If a hyperbola passes through the point P 10,16  and it has vertices at  6, 0  , then the equation of
the normal to it at P is : [Jan 2020]
(A) x  3 y  58 (B) x  2 y  42 (C) 3 x  4 y  94 (D) 2 x  5 y  100
x2 y 2 x2 y 2
4.29. If e1 and e2 are eccentricities of the ellipse   1 and the hyperbola   1, respectively
18 4 9 4
and  e1 , e2  is a point on the ellipse 15 x 2  3 y 2  k , then k  [Jan 2020]
(A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 17
 3
4.30. Let the normal at a point P on the curve y 2  3x 2  y  10  0 intersect the y-axis at  0,  . If ' m ' is
 2
the slope of the tangent at P to the curve, then m  [Jan 2020]

x2 y 2
4.31. A line parallel to the straight line 2 x  y  0 is tangent to the hyperbola   1 at the point
4 2
 x1 , y1  . Then x12  5 y12  [02 Sept 2020, S1]
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 8 (D) 10
 
4.32. For some    0,  , if the eccentricity of the hyperbola x 2  y 2 sec 2   10 is 5 times the
 2
eccentricity of the ellipse x 2 sec2   y 2  5, then the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse is :
[02 Sept 2020, S2]
4 5 2 5
(A) (B) 2 6 (C) 30 (D)
3 3
4.33. A hyperbola having the transverse axis of length 2 has the same foci as that of the ellipse
3x 2  4 y 2  12, then this hyperbola does NOT pass through which of the following points ?
[03 Sept 2020, S1]

 1   3 1   3   1 
(A) 1,   (B)  ,  (C)   ,1 (D)  ,0
 2  2 2   2   2 

x2 y 2
4.34. Let e1 and e2 be the eccentricities of the ellipse   1 (where b  5 ) and the hyperbola
25 b 2
x2 y 2
  1 respectively satisfying e1e2  1. If  and  are the distances between the foci of the
16 b 2
ellipse and the foci of the hyperbola respectively, then the ordered pair  ,   is equal to :
[03 Sept 2020, S2]
 24   20 
(A)  8,10  (B)  ,10  (C)  ,12  (D)  8,12 
 5   3 

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 x2 y 2
4.35. Let P  3,3 be a point on the hyperbola 2  2  1. If the normal to it at P intersects the x-axis at
a b
 9, 0  and ' e ' is its eccentricity, then the ordered pair  a 2 , e 2  is equal to : [04 Sept 2020, S1]

3  9  9 
(A)  , 2  (B)  , 2  (C)  9,3 (D)  ,3 
2  2  2 
x2 y 2
4.36. If the line y  mx  c is a common tangent to the hyperbola   1 and the circle x 2  y 2  36,
100 64
then which one of the following is true ? [05 Sept 2020, S2]
(A) 4c 2  369 (B) c 2  369 (C) 5m  4 (D) 8m  5  0
4.37. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines 3kx  ky  4 3  0 and 3 x  y  4 3k  0 is a
conic, whose eccentricity is : [25 Feb 2021, S1]
x2 y 2
4.38. A hyperbola passes through the foci of the ellipse   1 and its transverse and conjugate axes
25 16
coincide with major and minor axes of the ellipse, respectively. If the product of their eccentricities is
one, then the equation of the hyperbola is : [25 Feb 2021, S2]
x2 y 2 x2 y 2 x2 y 2
(A)  1 (B)  1 (C)  1 (D) x 2  y 2  9
9 16 9 4 9 25
4.39. The locus of the midpoints of the chord of the circle x 2  y 2  25 which is tangent to the hyperbola
x2 y 2
  1 is : [16 Mar 2021, S1]
9 16

(A)  x  y   16 x  9 y  0 (B)  x  y   9 x  144 y  0

2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2

(C)  x  y   9 x  16 y  0 (D)  x  y   9 x  16 y  0
2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2

4.40. A square ABCD has all its vertices on the curve x 2 y 2  1. The midpoints of its sides also lie on the
same curve. Then, (Area of ABCD )2  [18 Mar 2021, S1]

 
4.41. Consider a hyperbola H : x 2  2 y 2  4. Let the tangent at a point P 4, 6 meet the x-axis at Q and

the latus rectum at R  x1 , y1  , where x1  0. If F is a focus of H which is nearer to the point P,

then the area of QFR is equal to : [18 Mar 2021, S2]
7
(A) 4 6 (B) 6 1 (C) 2 (D) 4 6  1
6
4.42. Let a line L : 2 x  y  k , where k  0, be a tangent to the hyperbola x 2  y 2  3. If L is also a
tangent to the parabola y 2   x, then  is equal to : [22 July 2021]
(A) 12 (B) 12 (C) 24 (D) 24
4.43. The locus of the centroid of the triangle formed by any point P on the hyperbola
16 x 2  9 y 2  32 x  36 y  164  0, and its foci is : [25 July 2021, S1]
(A) 9 x 2  16 y 2  36 x  32 y  36  0 (B) 9 x 2  16 y 2  36 x  32 y  144  0
(C) 16 x 2  9 y 2  32 x  36 y  36  0 (D) 16 x 2  9 y 2  32 x  36 y  144  0

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 x2 y2
 
4.44. The point P 2 6, 3 lies on the hyperbola 2  2  1 having eccentricity
a b 2
5
. If the tangent

and normal at P to the hyperbola intersect its conjugate axis at the points Q and R respectively,,
then QR is equal to : [26 Aug 2021, S2]
(A) 4 3 (B) 6 3 (C) 3 6 (D) 6
4.45. The locus of the mid-points of the chords of the hyperbola x 2  y 2  4, which touch the parabola
y 2  8 x, is : [26 Aug 2021, S2]
(A) x 2  x  2   y 3 (B) x3  x  2   y 2 (C) y 2  x  2   x 3 (D) y 3  x  2   x 2

   
4.46. Let A sec  , 2 tan  and B sec  , 2 tan  be two points on the hyperbola 2 x 2  y 2  2 such that


   . If  ,   is the point of intersection of the normals to the hyperbola at A and B , then
2
 2 
2
is equal to : [27 Aug 2021, S2]

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 ANSWER KEYS

EXERCISE 1
2 2 a
01) x  y  1 02) x   03) x 2  y 2  a 2 or y 2  x 2  a 2 04) 3x 2  y 2  48
16 9 e

x2 y 2 13
05)  1 06) e  07) 15 x 2  y 2  15 , Hyperbola 08) 3 x 2  y 2  27
4 12 3
09) 16 x 2  16 y 2  25  x cos   y sin   p 
2

EXERCISE 2
01 C 02 A 03 B 04 D 05 C 06 B 07 D 08 C
09 C 10 C 11 D 12 B 13 A 14 C 15 A 16 B
17 A 18 D 19 C 20 A 21 B 22 D 23 B 24 D
25 C 26 B 27 A 28 A 29 A 30 C 31 A 32 D
33 D 34 A 35 A 36 D 37 A 38 D 39 A 40 B
41 B 42 A 43 D 44 A 45 B 46 A 47 A 48 B
49 D 50 A 51 D 52 D 53 D 54 A

EXERCISE 3
01 A 02 B 03 A 04 B 05 B 06 D 07 D 08 A
09 C 10 D 11 D 12 D 13 A 14 A 15 C 16 BD
17 D 18 D 19 B 20 C 21 AC 22 A 23 B 24 D
25 C 26 A 27 B 28 A 29 D 30 D 31 B

EXERCISE 4
01 B 02 D 03 A 04 B 05 C 06 C 07 C 08 A
09 C 10 B 11 A 12 B 13 D 14 D 15 B 16 A
17 C 18 D 19 A 20 D 21 C 22 A 23 B 24 C
25 D 26 D 27 A 28 D 29 C 30 4 31 A 32 A
33 B 34 A 35 D 36 A 37 2 38 A 39 D 40 80
41 C 42 C 43 C 44 B 45 C 46 18

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