Find The Equation And The Length Of The Common Tangents To Hyperbola              

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Question

 

Find the equation and the length of the common tangents to hyperbola 

            

Solution

Correct option is

 

  

      

Similarly tangent at any point  on 2nd hyperbolas is  

        

If (i) and (ii) are common tangents then they should be identical. Comparing the coefficients of x and y   

  

    

  

   

  

     

    

Hence the points of contact are  

                                                                                      

Length of common tangent i.e., the distance between the above points is  and equation of common tangent on putting the values of  in (i) is     

       

  

 

Alternative Method : The given two hyperbolas are    

            

  

we know that

 

  

is tangent to (i) for all   

  

         

will be tangent to (ii) 

For common tangents to (i) and (ii) the lines (iii) and (iv) must be identical  

   

     

  

∴ The equation of common tangent lines are  

         

  

equation of tangent to (i) at (x1y1) is 

           

Comparing (v) and (vi), then  

         

  

and equation of tangent to (ii) at (x2y2) is     

            

Comparing (v) and (vii), then  

              

  

Hence the points of contact are  

          

Hence the length of common tangent is 

          .

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