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271. The area (in sq. units) of triangle formed by the lines x  y  0, x  y  0 and any tangent to the
hyperbola x 2  y 2  a 2 is :
(A) a2 (B) 2a 2 (C) 3a 2 (D) 4a 2
x2 y2
272. If the tangent at point P(h, k) on the hyperbola   1 cuts the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 at the point
a2 b2
1 1 
 
P1 x1, y1 and P2 x 2 , y2 , where   y1

y2

k
, then the value of  is :

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

x2 y2
273. If the tangent drawn to the hyperbola   1 at any point P meets the coordinate axes at the points
a 2 b2
A and B respectively. If the rectangle OACB (O being the origin) is completed, where C lies on
x2 y2
   . Then, the value of  is:
a2 b2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
274. The normal at P to a hyperbola of eccentricity e, intersects its transverse and conjugate axes at L and M
respectively. If the locus of mid-point of LM is hyperbola, having eccentricity e1 , then:
e e e
(A) e1  (B) e1  (C) e1  (D) None of these
2
e 1 e2 1 e2 1
x2 y2
275. If the normal at  on the hyperbola  1 meets the transverse axis at G, then AG  A G is equal

a 2 b2
to : (where, A and A  are the vertices of hyperbola)
(A) 
a 2 e 4 sec2   1  (B) 
a 2 e 4 tan 2   1 
(C) b2 e 4 sec2   1 (D) b2 e 4 sec2   1

276. From points on the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 tangents are drawn to the hyperbola x 2  y 2  a 2 . Then, the

locus of mid-points of the chord of contact of tangents is:

2
(A) x 2  y2
  a x  y 
2 2 2 (B) x 2
 
 y2  a 2 x 2  y2 
2
(C) x 2  y2
  a x  y 
2 2 2 (D) None of these

277. If the normal at the point P x i , yi , i  1, 2, 3, 4 on the hyperbola xy  c 2 are concurrent at the point
 
Q(h, k), then
 x1  x 2  x 3  x 4 y1  y2  y3  y4  is:
x1x 2 x 3 x 4
hk hk hk hk
(A) (B) (C)  (D) 
c2 c4 c2 c4

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Paragraph for Questions 278 - 280
 
The normal at any point P x1, y1 of curve is a line perpendicular to tangent at the point P x1, y1 . In case of  
 c
rectangular hyperbola xy  c 2 , the equation of normal at  ct ,  is xt 3  yt  ct 4  c  0 . The shortest distance
 t 

between any two curves always along the common normal.
278. If normal at (5, 3) of rectangular hyperbola xy  y  2 x  2  0 intersect it again at a point:
3 
(A)  1, 0  (B)  1, 1 (C) 0,  2  (D)  ,  14 
4 
 
279. The shortest distance between the parabola 2y 2  2 x  1, 2x 2  2y  1 is:
1 36
(A) 2 2 (B) (C) 4 (D)
2 2 5
7 
280. The number of normals drawn from  , 4  to parabola y 2  2x  1 is :
6 
 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
281. If the latusrectum of a hyperbola forms an equilateral triangle with the vertex at the centre of the
hyperbola, then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is:
5 1 11  1 13  1 13  1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 3 2 3
x2 y2
282.  
If the tangent at ,  to the hyperbola   1 . Cuts the auxiliary circle at points whose ordinates
a2 b2
1 1
are y1 and y2 , then  is equal to :
y1 y2
1 2 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
   
283. A chord AB which is bisected at (1, 1) is drawn to the hyperbola 7 x  8 xy  y  4  0 with centre C, 2 2

which intersects its asymptotes E and F. If the equation of circumcircle of CEF is

x 2  y 2  ax  by  c  0 . Then, the value of

23 a  b  c
is:
 
12
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
x2 y2
284. 
If P a sec , b tan   
and Q a sec , b tan   are two points on the hyperbola   1 such that
a2 b2
    2 (a constant), then PQ touches the hyperbola :
x2 y2 y2 x2
(A)  1 (B)  1
a 2 sec2  b2 a2 b 2 sec2 
x2 y2
(C)   cos2  (D) None of these
a2 b2
285. If x  iy    i  , where i  1 and  and  are non-zero real parameters, then  and  are
constants, represents two system of rectangular hyperbola which intersect at an angle of :
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 4 2

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