• Equation of tangent to general conic

• ax2+2hxy+by2+2gx+2fy+c=0
•   2+2hxy+by2+2gx+2fy+c=0----------1
ax
• Equation of tangent
• y-y1=(x-x1)
• Differentiating eq 1 w.r.t x
• 2ax+2hy +2hx +2by+2g +2f=0
• ax+hy +hx +by+g +f=0
• hx +by +f = -(ax+hy+g)
• (hx+by+f)=-(ax+hy+g)
• =
•• =-
 
• y-y1=(x-x1)
• y-y1=(x-x1)
• y-y1=(x-x1)
• (y-y1 )() =-() (x-x1)
• ()y -() y1 =-() x+() x1
• ()y+() x = () x1 + () y1
• ()y+() x= ax 1 2 x1 +
• ()y+() x= ax 1 2 x1
•• ()y+()
  x= ax 1 2 x1----------1
• Now (x1 , y1 ) satisfy ax2+2hxy+by2+2gx+2fy+c=0
• Hence a x1 2+2h x1 y1 +b y1 2+2g x1 +2f y1 +c=0
• a x1 2+2h x1 y1 +b y1 2+g x1 +g x1+f y1 +f y1+c=0
• a x1 2+2h x1 y1 +b y1 2+g x1 +f y1+c=-(g x1+f y1 +c) -------------2
• From equation 1 and 2
• ()y+() x=-(g x1+f y1 +c)
• ()y+() x+(g x1+f y1 +c) =0
 Condition for tangency
• To
  find the condition that the line y=mx +c will
touch y2=4ax
• To find the condition that the line y=mx +c will
touch ellipse +=1
• To find the condition that the line lx+my+n=0
will touch ellipse +=1
Chord and tangent to parabola

P
• A straight line
• y=mx +c ------1
• meet parabola
• y2=4ax --------2
• at two point P and Q
• The coordinates should satisfy eq 1 and 2
• Hence (mx +c) 2=4ax
• m2x2+2mxc +c2-4ax =0
• m2x2+2mxc-4ax +c2=0
• m2x2+2(mc-2a)x +c2=0
• m2x2+2(mc-2a)x +c2=0 ----------1
• This is a quadratic equation in x. (Ax2 +Bx+C=0)
• Where A=m2 , B=2(mc-2a) , C=c2
• It has two roots. That mean it has two points of
intersection.
• The line become a tangent when it has only one
point of intersection that means that the eq 1 has a
single root
• The condition for single root should be
• B  2-4AC=0
• Hence 4(mc-2a)2=4 m2 c2
• (mc-2a)2= m2 c2
• m2 c2 +4a2 -4amc= m2 c2
• 4a2 -4amc =0
• a2 =amc
• a =mc
• c=
• And the equation of tangent is
• y=mx +
Parabola (Focus, eccentricity, centre, directrix,axes
Ellipse (Focus, eccentricity,centre,directrix,axes
 Problem

• Find the vertex focus and the directrix of the

parabola y2+4x+2y-8=0
• Find the centre and the ecccentricity of the
ellipse 2x2+3y2-4x+5y+4=0