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Q.

A tangent to the curve 9b2x2-4a2y2=36a2b2 makes intercepts of unit length on each of the coordinate axes, then the point (a,b) lies on
 

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a

4x2-9y2=1

b

x2-y2=1

c

x2+y2=1

d

4x2+9y2=1

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Given hyperbola x24a2-y29b2=1.

Now equation of tangent at P(θ) is

x2asecθ-y3btanθ=1 x2asecθ+y-3btanθ=1

Given that 2asecθ=1 and -3btanθ=1

secθ=2a, tanθ=-3b we know that sec2θ-tan2θ=1 4a2-9b2=1 (a, b) lies on 4x2-9y2=1.

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