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If the focal chord of the hyperbola subtends a right angle at the center, then its eccentricity is
MathematicsHyperbolaAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2021 (20 Aug Shift 2)
Options:
  • A e=3-12
  • B e=5-12
  • C e=5+12
  • D e=3+12
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The correct answer is: e=5+12

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eccentricity of hyperbola=1+b2a2

Distance AB=x2-x12+y2-y12

ae-ae2+-b2a-b2a2

4b4a2=2b2a

Now, tan 45°=b2a

1=b2aae

e=b2a2

Now, e=1+b2a2

e2=1+b2a2

b2a2=e2-1

e=e2-1

e2-e-1=0

Which is quadratic equation compare it with ax2+bx+c

We get a=1,b=-1,c=-1

e=-1±b2-4ac2a

=--1±12-41-12×1

e=1±52

Eccentricity is always positive

e=1+52

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