Hyperbola 2 Question 14

14.

Equation of a common tangent with positive slope to the circle as well as to the hyperbola is

(a) $2 x-5 \sqrt{y}-20=0$

(b) $2 x-\sqrt{5} y+4=0$

(c) $3 x-4 y+8=0$

(d) $4 x-3 y+4=0$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 14. (b)

Solution:

  1. Equation of tangent to hyperbola having slope $m$ is

$ y=m x+\sqrt{9 m^{2}-4} $

Equation of tangent to circle is

$ y=m(x-4)+\sqrt{16 m^{2}+16} $

Eqs. (i) and (ii) will be identical for $m=\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}$ satisfy.

$\therefore$ Equation of common tangent is $2 x-\sqrt{5} y+4=0$.



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