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10-2. Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola
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Locus of the point of intersection of straight lines $\frac{x}{a} - \frac{y}{b} = m$ and $\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} = \frac{1}{m}$ is
A
An ellipse
B
A circle
C
A hyperbola
D
A parabola
Solution
(c) $\frac{x}{a} – \frac{y}{b} = m$ …..$(i)$
$\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} = \frac{1}{m}$ …..$(ii)$
Multiplying equation $(i)$ and $(ii),$
$\left( {\frac{x}{a} – \frac{y}{b}} \right)\,\left( {\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b}} \right) = m.\frac{1}{m}$
$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} – \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1$, which is the equation of hyperbola.
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