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JEE Main 2023Hyperbola Question with Solution

JEE Main 2023 (13 Apr Shift 2)

Question

The foci of a hyperbola are (±2,0) and its eccentricity is 32. A tangent, perpendicular to the line 2x+3y=6, is drawn at a point in the first quadrant on the hyperbola. If the intercepts made by the tangent on the x- and y-axes are a and b respectively, then |6a|+|5b| is equal to

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 12
Correct answer
12

Step-by-step explanation

The given equation of hyperbola is x2a2-y2b2=1,ae=2,e=32

a=43

b2=a2e2-a2=4-169=209

The tangent is perpendicular to 2x+3y=6.

Slope of tangent is m=-1-23=32

Equation of tangent, m=32

Equation of tangent is y=mx-a2m2-b2
y=32x-169×94-209

( Tangent is in 1st  quadrantC<0

y=32x-43

Converting the equation into intercept form:

x89+y-43=1

6a+5b=6×89+5×-43=12

Hence this is the required option.

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