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A tangent drawn to hyperbola x2a2-y2b2=1 at Pπ6 forms a triangle of area 3a2square units, with coordinate axes, then the square of its eccentricity is

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a

17

b

24

c

14

d

15

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Given hyperbola x2a2-y2b2=1 Pπ6=(a sec300, b tan300)            =2a3, b3 Now equation of tangent at P is x2a3a2-yb3b2=1 x3 a2-y3 b=1       Given that area of triangle formed  by  with coordinate axes=3a2

123 a2×-3 b=3a2 b=4a b2=16a2 a2(e2-1)=16a2 e2-1=16 e2=17

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A tangent drawn to hyperbola x2a2-y2b2=1 at Pπ6 forms a triangle of area 3a2square units, with coordinate axes, then the square of its eccentricity is