Hyperbola

30 Questions Numerical
2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

For some $\theta \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$, let the eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of the hyperbola $x^2-y^2 \sec ^2 \theta=8$ be $e_1$ and $l_1$, respectively, and let the eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse $x^2 \sec ^2 \theta+y^2=6$ be $e_2$ and $l_2$, respectively. If $e_1^2=e_2^2\left(\sec ^2 \theta+1\right)$, then $\left(\frac{l_1 l_2}{e_1 e_2}\right) \tan ^2 \theta$ is equal to

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Evening Shift
Let the lengths of the transverse and conjugate axes of a hyperbola in standard form be $2 a$ and $2 b$, respectively, and one focus and the corresponding directrix of this hyperbola be $(-5,0)$ and $5 x+9=0$, respectively. If the product of the focal distances of a point $(\alpha, 2 \sqrt{5})$ on the hyperbola is $p$, then $4 p$ is equal to ___________.
2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift

Consider the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ having one of its focus at $\mathrm{P}(-3,0)$. If the latus ractum through its other focus subtends a right angle at P and $a^2 b^2=\alpha \sqrt{2}-\beta, \alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{N}$, then $\alpha+\beta$ is _________ .

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
If the equation of the hyperbola with foci $(4,2)$ and $(8,2)$ is $3 x^2-y^2-\alpha x+\beta y+\gamma=0$, then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma$ is equal to__________.
2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift

Let the product of the focal distances of the point $\mathbf{P}(4,2 \sqrt{3})$ on the hyperbola $\mathrm{H}: \frac{x^2}{a^2}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ be 32 . Let the length of the conjugate axis of H be $p$ and the length of its latus rectum be $q$. Then $p^2+q^2$ is equal to__________

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{H}_1: \frac{x^2}{\mathrm{a}^2}-\frac{y^2}{\mathrm{~b}^2}=1$ and $\mathrm{H}_2:-\frac{x^2}{\mathrm{~A}^2}+\frac{y^2}{\mathrm{~B}^2}=1$ be two hyperbolas having length of latus rectums $15 \sqrt{2}$ and $12 \sqrt{5}$ respectively. Let their ecentricities be $e_1=\sqrt{\frac{5}{2}}$ and $e_2$ respectively. If the product of the lengths of their transverse axes is $100 \sqrt{10}$, then $25 \mathrm{e}_2^2$ is equal to _________ .

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{S}$ be the focus of the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{3}-\frac{y^2}{5}=1$, on the positive $x$-axis. Let $\mathrm{C}$ be the circle with its centre at $\mathrm{A}(\sqrt{6}, \sqrt{5})$ and passing through the point $\mathrm{S}$. If $\mathrm{O}$ is the origin and $\mathrm{SAB}$ is a diameter of $\mathrm{C}$, then the square of the area of the triangle OSB is equal to __________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

The length of the latus rectum and directrices of hyperbola with eccentricity e are 9 and $x= \pm \frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}$, respectively. Let the line $y-\sqrt{3} x+\sqrt{3}=0$ touch this hyperbola at $\left(x_0, y_0\right)$. If $\mathrm{m}$ is the product of the focal distances of the point $\left(x_0, y_0\right)$, then $4 \mathrm{e}^2+\mathrm{m}$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Morning Shift

Let the foci and length of the latus rectum of an ellipse $\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1, a>b b e( \pm 5,0)$ and $\sqrt{50}$, respectively. Then, the square of the eccentricity of the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{b^2}-\frac{y^2}{a^2 b^2}=1$ equals

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

Let the latus rectum of the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{9}-\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1$ subtend an angle of $\frac{\pi}{3}$ at the centre of the hyperbola. If $\mathrm{b}^2$ is equal to $\frac{l}{\mathrm{~m}}(1+\sqrt{\mathrm{n}})$, where $l$ and $\mathrm{m}$ are co-prime numbers, then $\mathrm{l}^2+\mathrm{m}^2+\mathrm{n}^2$ is equal to ________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Evening Shift

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

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Morning Shift

Let $m_{1}$ and $m_{2}$ be the slopes of the tangents drawn from the point $\mathrm{P}(4,1)$ to the hyperbola $H: \frac{y^{2}}{25}-\frac{x^{2}}{16}=1$. If $\mathrm{Q}$ is the point from which the tangents drawn to $\mathrm{H}$ have slopes $\left|m_{1}\right|$ and $\left|m_{2}\right|$ and they make positive intercepts $\alpha$ and $\beta$ on the $x$-axis, then $\frac{(P Q)^{2}}{\alpha \beta}$ is equal to __________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Morning Shift

Let $\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{n}}: \frac{x^{2}}{1+n}-\frac{y^{2}}{3+n}=1, n \in N$. Let $\mathrm{k}$ be the smallest even value of $\mathrm{n}$ such that the eccentricity of $\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{k}}$ is a rational number. If $l$ is the length of the latus rectum of $\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{k}}$, then $21 l$ is equal to ____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

Let the eccentricity of an ellipse $\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$ is reciprocal to that of the hyperbola $2 x^{2}-2 y^{2}=1$. If the ellipse intersects the hyperbola at right angles, then square of length of the latus-rectum of the ellipse is ___________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 25th January Morning Shift

The vertices of a hyperbola H are ($\pm$ 6, 0) and its eccentricity is ${{\sqrt 5 } \over 2}$. Let N be the normal to H at a point in the first quadrant and parallel to the line $\sqrt 2 x + y = 2\sqrt 2 $. If d is the length of the line segment of N between H and the y-axis then d$^2$ is equal to _____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Morning Shift

For the hyperbola $\mathrm{H}: x^{2}-y^{2}=1$ and the ellipse $\mathrm{E}: \frac{x^{2}}{\mathrm{a}^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{\mathrm{~b}^{2}}=1$, a $>\mathrm{b}>0$, let the

(1) eccentricity of $\mathrm{E}$ be reciprocal of the eccentricity of $\mathrm{H}$, and

(2) the line $y=\sqrt{\frac{5}{2}} x+\mathrm{K}$ be a common tangent of $\mathrm{E}$ and $\mathrm{H}$.

Then $4\left(\mathrm{a}^{2}+\mathrm{b}^{2}\right)$ is equal to _____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift

A common tangent $\mathrm{T}$ to the curves $\mathrm{C}_{1}: \frac{x^{2}}{4}+\frac{y^{2}}{9}=1$ and $C_{2}: \frac{x^{2}}{42}-\frac{y^{2}}{143}=1$ does not pass through the fourth quadrant. If $\mathrm{T}$ touches $\mathrm{C}_{1}$ at $\left(x_{1}, y_{1}\right)$ and $\mathrm{C}_{2}$ at $\left(x_{2}, y_{2}\right)$, then $\left|2 x_{1}+x_{2}\right|$ is equal to ______________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift

An ellipse $E: \frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1$ passes through the vertices of the hyperbola $H: \frac{x^{2}}{49}-\frac{y^{2}}{64}=-1$. Let the major and minor axes of the ellipse $E$ coincide with the transverse and conjugate axes of the hyperbola $H$, respectively. Let the product of the eccentricities of $E$ and $H$ be $\frac{1}{2}$. If $l$ is the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse $E$, then the value of $113 l$ is equal to _____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift

Let the equation of two diameters of a circle $x^{2}+y^{2}-2 x+2 f y+1=0$ be $2 p x-y=1$ and $2 x+p y=4 p$. Then the slope m $ \in $ $(0, \infty)$ of the tangent to the hyperbola $3 x^{2}-y^{2}=3$ passing through the centre of the circle is equal to _______________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Morning Shift

Let $H:{{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} - {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$, a > 0, b > 0, be a hyperbola such that the sum of lengths of the transverse and the conjugate axes is $4(2\sqrt 2 + \sqrt {14} )$. If the eccentricity H is ${{\sqrt {11} } \over 2}$, then the value of a2 + b2 is equal to __________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th June Evening Shift

Let a line L1 be tangent to the hyperbola ${{{x^2}} \over {16}} - {{{y^2}} \over 4} = 1$ and let L2 be the line passing through the origin and perpendicular to L1. If the locus of the point of intersection of L1 and L2 is ${({x^2} + {y^2})^2} = \alpha {x^2} + \beta {y^2}$, then $\alpha$ + $\beta$ is equal to _____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Evening Shift

Let the eccentricity of the hyperbola ${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} - {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$ be ${5 \over 4}$. If the equation of the normal at the point $\left( {{8 \over {\sqrt {5} }},{{12} \over {5}}} \right)$ on the hyperbola is $8\sqrt 5 x + \beta y = \lambda $, then $\lambda$ $-$ $\beta$ is equal to ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Evening Shift

Let the hyperbola $H:{{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} - {y^2} = 1$ and the ellipse $E:3{x^2} + 4{y^2} = 12$ be such that the length of latus rectum of H is equal to the length of latus rectum of E. If ${e_H}$ and ${e_E}$ are the eccentricities of H and E respectively, then the value of $12\left( {e_H^2 + e_E^2} \right)$ is equal to ___________.

2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th August Evening Shift
Let A (sec$\theta$, 2tan$\theta$) and B (sec$\phi$, 2tan$\phi$), where $\theta$ + $\phi$ = $\pi$/2, be two points on the hyperbola 2x2 $-$ y2 = 2. If ($\alpha$, $\beta$) is the point of the intersection of the normals to the hyperbola at A and B, then (2$\beta$)2 is equal to ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Morning Shift
The locus of the point of intersection of the lines $\left( {\sqrt 3 } \right)kx + ky - 4\sqrt 3 = 0$ and $\sqrt 3 x - y - 4\left( {\sqrt 3 } \right)k = 0$ is a conic, whose eccentricity is _________.
2007 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2007
Match the statements in Column $I$ with the properties in Column $II$ and indicate your answer by darkening the appropriate bubbles in the $4 \times 4$ matrix given in the $ORS$.

Column $I$
(A) Two intersecting circles
(B) Two mutually external circles
(C) Two circles, one strictly inside the other
(D) Two branches vof a hyperbola

Column $II$
(p) have a common tangent
(q) have a common normal
(r) do not have a common tangent
(s) do not have a common normal

2005 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2005
Tangents are drawn from any point on the hyperbola ${{{x^2}} \over 9} - {{{y^2}} \over 4} = 1$ to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} = 9$.Find the locus of mid-point of the chord of contact.
1998 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1998
The angle between a pair of tangents drawn from a point $P$ to the parabola ${y^2} = 4ax$ is ${45^ \circ }$. Show that the locus of the point $P$ is a hyperbola.
2022 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 2 Online
Consider the hyperbola

$ \frac{x^{2}}{100}-\frac{y^{2}}{64}=1 $

with foci at $S$ and $S_{1}$, where $S$ lies on the positive $x$-axis. Let $P$ be a point on the hyperbola, in the first quadrant. Let $\angle S P S_{1}=\alpha$, with $\alpha<\frac{\pi}{2}$. The straight line passing through the point $S$ and having the same slope as that of the tangent at $P$ to the hyperbola, intersects the straight line $S_{1} P$ at $P_{1}$. Let $\delta$ be the distance of $P$ from the straight line $S P_{1}$, and $\beta=S_{1} P$. Then the greatest integer less than or equal to $\frac{\beta \delta}{9} \sin \frac{\alpha}{2}$ is ________.
2010 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 1 Offline

The line $2x + y = 1$ is tangent to the hyperbola ${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} - {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$.

If this line passes through the point of intersection of the nearest directrix and the $x$-axis, then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is