If e 1 and e 2 are the eccentricities of a hyperbola 3 x 2 - 3 y 2 = 25 and its conjugate, then

If e1 and e2 are the eccentricities of a hyperbola 3x2-3y2=25 and its conjugate, then
  1. e12+e22=2
  2. e12+e22=4
  3. e1+e2=4
  4. e1+e2=2

Solution

Given equation can be written as

x2-y2=253

 e1=1+b2a2

=1+1=2

The equation of conjugate hyperbola is

-x2+y2=253

 e2=1+b2a2=1+1=2

 e12+e22=22+22=4

Hence, e12+e22=4.

Asked in: BITSAT 2018

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