Hyperbola

38 Questions
2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

The number of common tangents that can drawn to the curves $\frac{x^2}{16}-\frac{y^2}{9}=1$ and $x^2+y^2=16$ is

A.

0

B.

1

C.

3

D.

2

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

If $A=(0,1), B=(1,2), C=(-2,1)$, then the equation of the locus of a point $P$ such that area of $\triangle P A B=$ area of $\triangle P A C$ is

A.

$x^2-2 x y-3 y^2+2 x+6 y-3=0$

B.

$x^2+2 x y-3 y^2+2 x+6 y-4=0$

C.

$x^2-2 x y-3 y^2+2 x-6 y+4=0$

D.

$x^2-2 x y+3 y^2-2 x+6 y-3=0$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

If the latus rectum through one of the foci of a hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{9}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ subtends a right angle at the farther vertex of the hyperbola, then $b^2=$

A.

4

B.

16

C.

25

D.

27

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

Let $P, Q, R, S$ be the points of intersection of the circle $x^2+y^2=4$ and the hyperbola $x y=\sqrt{3}$. If $P=(\alpha, \beta)$ and $\alpha>\beta>0$, then the equation of the tangent drawn at $P$ to the hyperbola is

A.

$x+y=2$

B.

$x+\sqrt{3 y}=2 \sqrt{3}$

C.

$\sqrt{3 x}+y=\sqrt{3}$

D.

$x-y=0$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

If the tangent drawn at the point $P(3 \sqrt{2}, 4)$ on the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{9}-\frac{y^2}{16}=1$ meets its directrix at $Q(\alpha, \beta)$ in fourth quadrant, then $\beta=$

A.

$\frac{5 \sqrt{2}-9}{4}$

B.

$-\frac{9}{5}$

C.

$\frac{12 \sqrt{2}-20}{5}$

D.

$-\frac{5}{4}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

If $l$ is the maximum value of $-3 x^2+4 x+1$ and $m$ is the minimum value of $3 x^2+4 x+1$, then the equation of the hyperbola having foci at $(l, 0),(7 m, 0)$ and eccentricity as 2 is

A.

$36 x^2-12 y^2=49$

B.

$49 x^2-36 y^2=12$

C.

$2 x^2-5 y^2=1$

D.

$36 x^2-12 y^2=1$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

The curve represented by $\frac{x^2}{12-\alpha}+\frac{y^2}{\alpha-10}=1$ is

A.

a hyperbola for some values of $\alpha$ in $(10,12)$

B.

an ellipse for all values of $\alpha$ in $(10,12)$

C.

a circle for some value of $\alpha$ in $(10,12)$

D.

a hyperbola for all values of $\alpha$ in $(10,12)$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

Let $x$ be the eccentricity of a hyperbola whose transverse axis is twice its conjugate axis. Let $y$ be the eccentricity of another hyperbola for which the distance between the focii is 3 times the distance between its directrices. Then $y^2-x^2=$

A.

$\frac{23}{16}$

B.

$\frac{7}{4}$

C.

$\frac{4}{7}$

D.

$\frac{16}{23}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

If the product of the perpendicular distances from any point on the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ to its asymptotes is $\frac{36}{13}$ and its eccentricity is $\frac{\sqrt{13}}{3}$, then $a-b=$

A.

4

B.

3

C.

2

D.

1

2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 11th May Morning Shift
$P(\theta)$ is a point on the hyperbola $\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}-\frac{y^{2}}{9}=1, S$ is its $\mathrm{fOO}_{4 /}$ lying on the positive $X$-axis and $Q=(0,1)$. If $S Q=\sqrt{26}$ and $S P=6$, then $\theta=$
A.
$\frac{\pi}{6}$
B.
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
C.
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
D.
$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{?}{3}\right)$
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 10th May Evening Shift
If the tangent drawn at a point $P(t)$ on the hyperbola $x^{2}-y^{2}=c^{2}$ cuts $X$-axis at $T$ and the normal drawn at the same point $P$ cuts the $Y$-axis at $N$, then the equation of the locus of the mid-point of $T N$ is
A.
$\frac{c^{2}}{4 x^{2}}-\frac{y^{2}}{c^{2}}=1$
B.
$\frac{x^{2}}{c^{2}}-\frac{y^{2}}{4 c^{2}}=1$
C.
$\frac{x^{2}}{4 c^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{c^{2}}=1$
D.
$x^{2}+y^{2}=4 c^{2}$
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 10th May Morning Shift
The slope of the tangent drawn from the point $(1,1)$ to the hyperbola $2 x^2-y^2=4$ is
A.
2
B.
$\frac{-2 \pm \sqrt{6}}{2}$
C.
$-1 \pm \sqrt{6}$
D.
$\frac{-2 \pm \sqrt{3}}{2}$
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 9th May Evening Shift
$(p, q)$ is the point of intersection of a latus rectum and an asymptote of the hyperbola $9 x^2-16 y^2=144$. If $p>0$ and $q>0$, then $q=$
A.
$\frac{9}{4}$
B.
$\frac{7}{4}$
C.
$\frac{15}{4}$
D.
$\frac{13}{4}$
2024 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2024 (Online) 9th May Morning Shift
The point of intersection of two tangents drawn to the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{4}=1$ lie on the circle $x^2+y^2=5$. If these tangents are perpendicular to each other, then $a=$
A.
25
B.
5
C.
9
D.
3
2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Evening Shift

If the line $2 x+\sqrt{6} y=2$ touches the hyperbola $x^2-2 y^2=4$, then the coordinates of the point of contact are

A.

$\left(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}\right)$

B.

$(4,-\sqrt{6})$

C.

$(4, \sqrt{6})$

D.

$(-2, \sqrt{6})$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 14th May Morning Shift

If the angle between the asymptotes of a hyperbola is $30^{\circ}$, then its eccentricity is

A.

$\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{2}$

B.

$\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{3}$

C.

$\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}$

D.

$\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 13th May Evening Shift

Let $A=(1,2), B=(2,1), C=(-1,-1)$ be three points. If $P$ is a point such that the area of the quadrilateral $P A B C$ is twice the area of the $\triangle P A B$, then the equation of the locus of $P$ is

A.

$8 x^2-14 x y+3 y^2-18 x+22 y+7=0$

B.

$9 x^2-12 x y+4 y^2-24 x+16 y+16=0$

C.

$x^2+2 x y+y^2-6 x-6 y+9=0$

D.

$x^2-4 x y+8 y-4=0$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 13th May Evening Shift

If the equation $x+y+n=0$ represents a normal to the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{6}-\frac{y^2}{2}=1$, then $n=$

A.

$\pm \sqrt{3}$

B.

$\pm 4$

C.

$\pm \sqrt{2}$

D.

$\pm 2$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 13th May Morning Shift

If $y=m x+4(m>0)$ is a tangent to the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{25}-\frac{y^2}{9}=1$, then the point of contact of this tangent is

A.

$\left(-\frac{25}{4},-\frac{9}{4}\right)$

B.

$\left(\frac{25}{4}, \frac{9}{4}\right)$

C.

$(1,5)$

D.

$\left(-\frac{1}{2}, \frac{7}{2}\right)$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 12th May Evening Shift

$P(a \sec \theta, b \tan \theta)$ and $Q(a \sec \phi, b \tan \phi)$ are two points on the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ where, $\phi+\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$. If $(h, k)$ is the point of intersection of the normals drawn at $P$ and $Q$, then $k=$

A.
$\frac{a^2-b^2}{b}$
B.
$\frac{a^2+b^2}{b}$
C.
$-\left(\frac{a^2-b^2}{b}\right)$
D.
$-\left(\frac{a^2+b^2}{b}\right)$
2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 12th May Morning Shift
If the equation of a hyperbola is $9 x^2-16 y^2+72 x-32 y-16=0$, then the equation of conjugate hyperbola is
A.
$9 x^2-16 y^2+72 x-32 y+272=0$
B.
$9 x^2-16 y^2+72 x-32 y+288=0$
C.
$9 x^2-16 y^2+72 x-32 y-38=0$
D.
$9 x^2-16 y^2+72 x-32 y+16=0$
2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 20th July Evening Shift

Let $S$ be the focus of the hyperbola $x^2-2 y^2=1$ lying on the positive $X$-axis. Let $P(-1,1)$ be a given point. Then, the area of the triangle formed by the line $P S$ with the coordinate axes is (in sq. units)

A.

$\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2(\sqrt{2}+3)}$

B.

$\frac{\sqrt{6}}{2(2+\sqrt{6})}$

C.

$\frac{3}{2(2+\sqrt{6})}$

D.

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2(\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3})}$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 20th July Evening Shift

If $P\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right)$ is a point on the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1, S, S$ are its foci and $S P+S P=2 | S P-S P$|, then $e=$

A.

$\sqrt{2}$

B.

2

C.

$\sqrt{3}$

D.

3

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 20th July Morning Shift

Let $e_1$ be the eccentricity of a hyperbola for which distance between its focii is 2 times the distance between its directrices and $e_2$ be the eccentricity of another hyperbola for which the length of its transverse axis is twice the length of its conjugate axis. Then, $e_1 e_2=$

A.

1

B.

$\frac{\sqrt{10}}{2}$

C.

$\sqrt{5}$

D.

$\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 20th July Morning Shift
  1. Assertion (A) The distance between the points $p\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)$ and $p\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right)$ on the hyperbola $9 x^2+16 y^2=9$ is

$ \frac{1}{2 \sqrt{2}} \sqrt{66-33 \sqrt{2}-9 \sqrt{3}} $

Reason (R) $x=a \cosh t, y=b \sinh t$ are the parametric equations of the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$

The correct option among the following is

A.

(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)

B.

(A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)

C.

(A) is true but (R) is false

D.

(A) is false but (R) is true

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 19th July Evening Shift

A hyperbola having its centre at the origin is passing through the point $(5,2)$ and has transverse axis of length 8 along the $X$-axis. Then, the eccentricity of its conjugate hyperbola is

A.

$\frac{\sqrt{13}}{2}$

B.

$\sqrt{\frac{13}{3}}$

C.

$\frac{\sqrt{13}}{2}$

D.

$\sqrt{\frac{13}{2}}$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 19th July Evening Shift

If $e_1$ is the eccentricity of the hyperbola $x=\sec \theta$, $y=\sqrt{2} \tan \theta$ and $e_2$ is the eccentricity of the hyperbola $x=\sqrt{2} \sec \theta$ and $y=\tan \theta$, then $\frac{e_2^2}{e_1^2}=$

A.

1

B.

2

C.

$\frac{1}{2}$

D.

$\frac{1}{4}$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 19th July Morning Shift

If the latusrectum of a hyperbola subtends an angle of $120^{\circ}$ at its centre, then its eccentricity is

A.

$\frac{\sqrt{3}+2}{\sqrt{2}}$

B.

$\frac{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5}}{2}$

C.

$\frac{\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}}{3}$

D.

$\frac{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{7}}{2}$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 19th July Morning Shift

Let $P\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right), Q\left(\frac{5 \pi}{4}\right), R\left(\frac{3 \pi}{4}\right), T\left(\frac{7 \pi}{4}\right)$ be the points on the hyperbola $x^2-4 y^2-4=0$ in the parametric form. Then the area of the quadrilateral $P Q R T$ is (in square units)

A.

$4 \sqrt{2}$

B.

$16 \sqrt{2}$

C.

$32 \sqrt{2}$

D.

$8 \sqrt{2}$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 18th July Evening Shift

If the perimeter of a triangle is 20 and two of its vertices are $(-5,0)$ and $(6,0)$, then the locus of the third vertex is

A.

$40 x^2-81 y^2-40 x-800=0$

B.

$40 x^2+9 y^2-25 x+800=0$

C.

$40 x^2-9 y^2=800$

D.

$5 x^2-3 y^2+3 x-4 y+25=0$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 18th July Evening Shift

Let $S$ be the focus of the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{16}-\frac{y^2}{9}=1$ lying on the positive $X$ - axis and $P\left(5, y_1\right)$ be point on the hyperbola. Then $S P=$

A.

$1 / 4$

B.

$3 / 4$

C.

$9 / 4$

D.

$5 / 4$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 18th July Evening Shift

If $P(\theta)=\left(x_1, \frac{3 \sqrt{5}}{2}\right), 0<\theta<\frac{\pi}{2}$ is a point on the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{25}-\frac{y^2}{9}=1$, where $\theta$ is the parameter in its parametric form, then $2 x_1+9 \sin ^2 \theta=$

A.

8

B.

10

C.

20

D.

34

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 18th July Morning Shift

If $\frac{x^2}{k-\frac{5}{2}}+\frac{y^2}{\frac{7}{3}-k}=1$ ( $k$ is a real number) represents a hyperbola, then the set of all values of $k$ is

A.

$\left(-\infty, \frac{7}{3}\right) \cup\left(\frac{5}{2}, \infty\right)$

B.

$\left(\frac{7}{3}, \frac{5}{2}\right)$

C.

$\left(-1, \frac{7}{3}\right) \cup\left(\frac{5}{2}, 1\right)$

D.

$R-\left(\frac{7}{3}, \frac{5}{2}\right)$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 18th July Morning Shift

Let $A\left(\theta_1\right)$ and $B\left(\theta_2\right)$ be two points on the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ and $S$ be the focus of the hyperbola, If $A, S, B$ are collinear and

a $\cos \left(\frac{\theta_1+\theta_2}{2}\right)=k \cos \left(\frac{\theta_1-\theta_2}{2}\right)$, then $k=$

A.

$a^2+b^2$

B.

$\sqrt{a^2+b^2}$

C.

$a^2-b^2$

D.

$a+b$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If $(8,2)$ is a point on the hyperbola whose length of the transverse axis is 12 and conjugate axis is $x=0$, then the eccentricity of that hyperbola is

A.

$\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{7}$

B.

$\frac{8}{5}$

C.

$\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{7}}$

D.

$\frac{\sqrt{8}}{5}$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If $p, q$ are the eccentricities of the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ and its conjugate hyperbola respectively, then the area of the square (in sq. units) formed by the points of intersection of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{p^2}+\frac{y^2}{q^2}=1$ and the pair of lines $x^2-y^2=0$ is

A.

4

B.

$\sqrt{2}$

C.

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

D.

16

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift

If the circle $x^2+y^2=a^2$ intersects the hyperbola $x y=b^2$ at four points $\left(x_1, y_1\right),\left(x_2, y_2\right),\left(x_3, y_3\right),\left(x_4, y_4\right)$, then $y_1 \quad y_2 \quad y_3 y_4=$

A.

$a^4$

B.

0

C.

$b^4$

D.

$b^2$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Morning Shift

The equation of the hyperbola, whose eccentricity is $\sqrt{2}$ and whose foci are 16 units apart, is

A.

$9 x^2-4 y^2=36$

B.

$2 x^2-3 y^2=7$

C.

$x^2-y^2=16$

D.

$x^2-y^2=32$