JEE Main · 2019 · 09 Jan 2019 · Shift 2 · Hyperbola

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A hyperbola has its centre at the origin, passes through the point ( 4,2 ) and has transverse axis of length 4 along the x -axis. Then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is:
  1. (A)✓ Correct
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)2

Answer: (A)

Solution

Take the hyperbola as with transverse axis , so and . It passes through : , so and . The eccentricity is .

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