Gujarati
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.

Standard 11
Mathematics

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