Engineering
Mathematics
Normal to Hyperbola
Rectangular Hyperbola
Question

The tangent to the hyperbola xy = c2 at the point P intersects the x-axis at T and the y-axis at T'. The normal to the hyperbola at P intersects the x-axis at N and the y-axis at N'. The areas of the triangles PNT and PN'T' are Δ and Δ' respectively, then 1Δ  +  1Δ'  is 

equal to 2

equal to 1

depends on c

depends on t

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Solution

Tangent : xct+ytc=2 
put   y = 0;    x = 2ct (T)
        x = 0;    y =  (T')
|||ly    normal is yct=t2(xct)        
put y=0;x=ctct3
     x=0; ctct3N
Area of  ΔPNT=c2tct+ct3Δ=c21+t42t4
area of  ΔPNT=ctct+ct3Δ=c21+t42
∴    1Δ+1Δ=2t4c21+t4+2c21+t4=2c21+t4t4+1=2c2
 which is independent of  t.