Prove that the equation of the tangent to the rectangular hyperbola xy=c^2 at the point P (cp, c/p) is x +p^2 y = 2cp. If the tangents at the points P(cp, c/p) and Q(cq, c/q) intersect each other at the pointT(X,Y), prove that pq = X/Y and p + q = 2c/Y. If the chord PQ has fixed length of d,show that d^2 = c^2(p-q)^2 (1 + 1/(p^2 q^2)) Deduce that T lies onthe curve 4c^2(x^2 +y^2)(x^2 - xy) =d^2x^2y^2.

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2022-08-03

Prove that the equation of the tangent to the rectangular hyperbola
x y = c 2 at the point P ( c p , c p ) is x + p 2 y = 2 c p. If the tangents at the points P ( c p , c p ) and Q ( c q , c q ) intersect each other at the pointT(X,Y), prove that
pq = X/Y and p + q = 2c/Y. If the chord PQ has fixed length of d,show that d 2 = c 2 ( p q ) 2 ( 1 + 1 p 2 q 2 ) Deduce that T lies onthe curve
4 c 2 ( x 2 + y 2 ) ( x 2 x y ) = d 2 x 2 y 2 .

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Alejandra Blackwell

Alejandra Blackwell

Beginner2022-08-04Added 14 answers

Given y = c 2 / x = c 2 / x 2
Slope of the tangent at p = c 2 / c 2 p 2 = 1 / p 2
Eqn of tgt is y c / p = 1 / p 2 ( x c p ) x + p 2 y = 2 c p………….(1)
Similarly eqn of tgt at Q is x + q 2 y = 2 c q………………….(2)
Solving these two y=2c/(p+q) p+q =2c/y
Putting y value in (1) we have x = 2 c q q 2 2 c / ( p + q ) x = 2 c p q / ( p + q )
x =y pq
x/y=pq

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