The equation of a tangent to the hyperbola, 4 x 2 - 5 y 2 = 20 , parallel to the line x - y = 2 , is

The equation of a tangent to the hyperbola, 4x2-5y2=20, parallel to the line x-y=2, is
  1. x-y+7=0
  2. x-y-3=0
  3. x-y+1=0
  4. x-y+9=0

Solution

The slope of a line ax+by+c=0 is m=-ab.

Thus, the slope of the line x-y=2 is m=-1-1=1 and we know that if two lines are parallel then their slopes are equal, hence the slope of the tangent is also m=1.

The given hyperbola is x25-y24=1

The equation of the tangent to the hyperbola x2a2-y2b2=1 having slope m is y=mx±a2m2-b2.

Hence, the equation of its tangent having slope 1 is y=x±5×12-4

y=x±1

Thus, the tangents are x-y+1=0 & x-y-1=0.

Asked in: JEE Main 2019 (10 Jan Shift 1)

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