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A hyperbola with centre at has its transverse axis along -axis whose length is . If is a point on the hyperbola, then its eccentricity is
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Consider the equation of the hyperbola be
It is given that the centre of the hyperbola is and its transverse axis is along -axis and its length is .
Substitute this value in the equation of a hyperbola.
The above equation passes through the point
After simplification,
The equation of hyperbola becomes,
The eccentricity of a hyperbola is,
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