JEE Advanced 2010 Mathematics question
The line is tangent to the hyperbola . If this line passes through the point of intersection of the nearest directrix and the x-axis, then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is
Answer: 2
Solution
The line meets the x-axis at ; the nearest directrix meets the x-axis at . So . The line (slope , intercept ) is
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